Three families managed the drug dealing squares in a sort of triumvirate Spanish Neighborhoods in Naples. The Saltalamacchias, the Espositos and the Masiellos had control of several drug 'dealing' points in the streets and near the central Via Toledo, full of nightlife venues and typical restaurants also frequented by tourists.
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There are exactly 53 precautionary measures signed by the DDA of Naples and executed at dawn today by the police and carabinieri in the Spanish Quarters.The defendants are all seriously suspected, to varying degrees, of the crimes of mafia-type association, association for the purpose of dealing and trafficking in narcotics, extortion, receiving stolen goods and the illegal possession and carrying of firearms.
The provision summarizes the results of various investigations carried out by the Flying Squad, the Provincial Command of Napoli and by the Carabinieri Company of Naples Centre, between 2018 and 2020, who documented the existence and operation of a mafia-type association, armed, structured into some criminal groups operating in the central area of the capital and, in particular, in the so-called Spanish Quarters of Naples, having cooperative relationships with the most powerful criminal associations Mazzarella and of the Continis.
The Saltalamacchia, Masiello and Esposito group had control of Pignasecca
The first of the associations investigated and hit by today's provision is the one headed by Saltalamacchia Eduardo, Masiello Vincenzo and Esposito Antonio, dedicated to extortion activities, especially to the detriment of traders and managers of drug dealing areas, to the control and management of the retail sale of narcotics, particularly in the areas known as Pignasecca, Largo Baracche and Speranzella, and to any other activity aimed at controlling the territory.
In particular, Saltalamacchia Eduardo regained control of the Pignasecca area, together with Esposito Antonio and Masiello Vincenzo, operating in the Speranzella and Largo Baracche areas after his release from prison in December 2019.
The investigation activity, again, documented the existence and operation of a criminal group headed by the offender Furgier Carmine, Alias “o'pop”, and his son Luigi, involved in a flourishing drug trafficking in the area of Canale alley to Taverna Penta, which for years has subsidized the criminal clans of the Neighborhoods, receiving support and assistance from the latter when necessary.
Carmine Furgerio's group 'o pop had control of the bride's drug dealing square
The investigations have also reconstructed, through the images of video surveillance systems, the frenetic retail drug sales activity carried out at the infamous bride's drug dealing square, coinciding precisely with the places where the homes of the Furgiero family are located. It has also been demonstrated how the same criminal group made use of numerous pushers who, following telephone contacts, took care of delivering doses of drugs to the homes of the clients or to places agreed with them.
Right in that alley Taverna Penta, the 18 May 2020 the drug dealers present there were reached by firearm shots and responded to members of an opposing criminal group that intended to assert its dominance over the area by imposing the payment of the extortionate bribe.
The criminal nature of the association in question has been proven by the reconstruction of the aforementioned episode during which, following an argument, some of the suspects, supported by the criminal group directed by Saltalamcchia Eduardo, Esposito Antonio and Masiello Vincenzo, hired a firefight with pistols and machine guns, as a result of which some of them also suffered injuries.
Furthermore, significant circumstantial evidence has emerged regarding the existence, in the heart of the Spanish Quarters, of another criminal organisation headed by Masiello family, with at the top Antonio, alias “o'nu”, and his son Vincenzo, alias “o'cucù”, equally capable of managing a thriving drug trafficking and dealing business, as well as having access to firearms.
The Masiello family ran the drug dealing square in Vico Teatro Nuovo
The square was militarily guarded 24 hours a day by lookouts, who took turns according to pre-established shifts. The drugs were held and packaged inside a building located in Vico New Theater.
The sales took place through baskets lowered from the windows or by allowing access to the buyer accompanied by the pusher: in the latter case, since the access door was locked from the inside, the keys were thrown outside.
Furthermore, in the event of a seizure of a drug by the police, the customer, upon presentation of the seizure report and the consequent administrative dispute, would obtain a further dose of the drug free of charge: by doing so, the organization would buy the silence of the buyer, thus making him loyal.
Article published on May 29, 2023 - 10:30 pm
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