Naples, extortion in front of Secondigliano prison: Carabinieri trap, three arrests

Napoli – “Porta mille euro davanti al prison di Secondigliano e riavrai la tua auto, vieni da solo”: un messaggio breve, ma agghiacciante, quello ricevuto da un cittadino napoletano, ignaro fino a quel momento che la sua vettura fosse stata rubata.

Realizzato di essere vittima di un’extortion, il proprietario del veicolo si è immediatamente rivolto ai Carabinieri of Capodimonte station. It was 15:16 PM when he filed the complaint. During the verbalization, a second phone call: the criminals reiterate the appointment for 30:XNUMX PM in front of the Secondigliano prison. A thousand euros to get the car back, without involving the police.

But by then, the military was already in action. In less than an hour they reconstructed the route of the stolen vehicle and identified a second car, used by the criminals as a relay.

Thanks to the license plate detected by the cameras, the Carabinieri prepare the intervention: a team in plain clothes takes up position near the prison, while another group remains hidden nearby, ready to intervene.

All’orario stabilito, la trap scatta. Tre uomini vengono individuati mentre sostano nei pressi del penitenziario con gli occhi puntati sulla strada. Uno di loro ha in tasca il cellulare con la SIM usata per le chiamate estorsive. Poco dopo, viene rinvenuta anche l’auto rubata, parcheggiata nelle vicinanze.

Those arrested are Vincenzo Calzona, 21, Christian Boncore, 20 and Giuseppe Russo, 32, accused of complicity in receiving stolen goods and attempted extortionThe three were transferred to prison and are now awaiting trial.