A blow to the drug trafficking of the Parco Monaco of Melito managed by the boss Carmine Della Gaggia, a leading figure of the Amato Pagano clan.
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Seven other affiliates who had various roles in the management of the drug dealing activity ended up in handcuffs with him.
The investigation was coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Naples, the Carabinieri of the Marano Company of Naples executed a Preliminary Detention Order, issued by the Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, against eight individuals (four in prison and four under house arrest).
All considered seriously suspected of the crime of criminal association, aimed at drug trafficking in the municipality of Melito di Napoli.
From the investigative findings, it emerged that the eight suspects, starting from the end of 2018, conducted a persistent and structured retail drug dealing activity of cocaine, hashish and marijuana, under the criminal control of the Amato-Pagano Camorra clan.
At the head of the drug dealing ring is Carmine Della Gaggia, known as “Ciccio”
The investigative activities, conducted immediately and subsequently to the facts, thanks also to the assistance of multiple technical interception activities, have allowed us to acquire serious evidence of guilt in relation to the criminal acts against: Carmine Della Gaggia, known as “Ciccio”, head and promoter of the Melitese drug dealing center called “Parco Monaco”.
With him Giovanni Bottiglieri, known as “Bucatin” and Antonio Esposito, as those responsible for packaging the narcotic; Salvatore Tagliatela, responsible for transporting the substances; Umberto Maraucci, Domenico di Marino and Giuseppe Termano, as those responsible for the retail sale of the doses of narcotic and Raffaele Aruta, as custodian of the substances.
Article published on 11 October 2023 - 07:14
