The Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office is calling for severe sentences, over 4 centuries of prison, for members of the Esposito-Masiello-Saltalamacchia clan, once considered a "superclan" of the Spanish Quarters in Naples.
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The clan leaders, including Antonio Esposito, Vincenzo Masiello and Eduardo Saltalamacchia, face up to 20 years in prison. Other clan members have received requests for sentences ranging from 3 to 16 years.
The defendants are accused of mafia association, drug dealing and trafficking, weapons and attempted murder. The clan was largely dismantled with a maxi blitz in May 2023, which led to the arrest of over 50 people.
The trial, as reported by Il Roma on newsstands, which is being celebrated with the abbreviated rite, has entered the key phase with the prosecutors' closing statement. The next hearing will be held on September 17, when the defense will have its say.
The investigation and the bride's drug dealing square
The investigation that led to the trial revealed the existence of a three-headed “superclan”, born from an agreement between the bosses of the Spanish Quarters. The investigation also led to the closure of the historic drug dealing square of Sposa, managed by Carmine Furgiero.
The investigation that led to the trial began in December 2019, shortly after Eduardo Saltalamacchia was released from prison.
The investigations brought to light the existence of a pact between the clan leaders for the control of the Pignasecca area. The clan also managed a historic drug dealing square, the “Piazza della Sposa”, which was closed following the police operation.
The superclan earned two million euros a year from drug trafficking
The investigations revealed that the gang was collecting over two million euros per year from the management of drug trafficking in the alleys of the Spanish Quarters and who also wanted the management of jobs at the Vecchio Pellegrini hospital.
During the blitz on May 29th, luxury watches and banknotes worth almost 75 thousand euros.
The requests for punishment
In detail, the requests for punishment advanced by the DDA are the following:
Carmine Furgiero, 20 years old
Luigi Furgiero, 20 years old
Vincenzo Masiello, 20 years old
Antonio Esposito, 20 years old
Eduardo Saltalamacchia, 20 years old
Gaetano Avoletto, 14 years old
Gennaro Avoletto, 10 years old
Fabio Vitrano, 10 years old
Alula Tesema, 12 years old
Ciro Burraccione, 16 years old
Alessandro Romano, 10 years old
Antonio Masiello, 10 years old
Roberto Ciotola, 8 years old
Emanuele Irollo, 10 years and 6 months
Giuseppe Rossi, 8 years and 6 months
Massimo Capasso, 8 years old;
Gaetano Esposito, 6 years and 8 months
Dario Catalano (collaborator of justice), 6 years and 4 months
Elio Papi, 8 years and 8 months
Carmine Pugliese, 5 years and 4 months
Domenico Masi, 3 years old
Luciano Masiello, 4 years and 8 months
Giancarlo De Gaetano, 6 years and 6 months
Lorenzo Cangiano, 9 years and 4 months
Antonio Polidoro, 8 years and 6 months
Vincenzo D'Avino, 8 years and 8 months
Arturo Picco, 8 years and 8 months
John Civitelli, 10 years old
Ciro Masiello, 12 years and 4 months;
Gennaro Masiello, 10 years old
John Punzo, 10 years old
Maurizio Provenzano, 10 years old
Gaetano Masiello, 9 years old
Mariano Delle Rosse, 8 years old
Luigi Gaudino, 8 years old
Salvatore Mazzocchi, 8 years old
Emanuel Marinelli, 10 years old
Vincenzo Masa 11 years and 2 months.
(in the photo from left Eduardo Saltalamacchia, Antonio Esposito, Carmine Furgiero, Luigi Furgiero and Vincenzo Masiello)
Article published on 16 July 2024 - 07:29
