Anti-Camorra blitz in Torre Annunziata, 12 arrests

Anti-drug operation in the province of Naples against the Gionta and Gallo-Cavalieri clans

NAPLES The soldiers of the Carabinieri Group of Torre Annunziata have carried out an order for the application of the precautionary measure in prison issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Naples, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, against 12 people, considered seriously suspected, for various reasons, of the crimes of mafia-type criminal association as well as association aimed at illicit trafficking of narcotic substances. In particular, the investigations revealed the alleged participation of two suspects, respectively, in the Gallo-Cavalieri clan and in the Gionta clan, which operate in the Torre Annunziata area. Furthermore, the alleged existence of a parallel organization dedicated to drug trafficking was discovered, attributable to the Gallo-Cavalieri clan and intended to supply the drug dealing squares of Torre Annunziata.