Casal di Principe (Caserta) and Scafati (Salerno) have been the scene of thefts of goods confiscated from organised crime, episodes that arouse indignation and concern.
In Casal di Principe, unknown individuals broke into a property confiscated from the sister of Casalesi boss Giuseppe Setola, stealing copper cables and pieces of metal. The building, entrusted to the local Pro Loco for the construction of its headquarters as part of a redevelopment project, is now at the center of the Carabinieri investigations. Investigators do not rule out a possible Camorra origin, although current evidence suggests an act of common crime, given the resale value of the stolen materials.
A similar episode occurred in Scafati, where the Nicola Nappo Agricultural Fund, a property confiscated from the Galasso clan and dedicated to social agriculture projects, was targeted. Thieves stole the taps of the fountains installed in the cultivated areas, causing significant damage to the management of the fund.
Don Antonio Palmese, president of the Pol.is Foundation of the Campania Region, firmly condemned the episodes: “We express maximum solidarity and total closeness to the operators of the Pro Loco of Casal di Principe and of the Nicola Nappo Agricultural Fund of Scafati for the thefts and damages suffered. Stealing goods taken from the clans and returned to the community is a vile act, committed against the whole of society. Those who work in these places carry out a restitution of assets to the rightful owners: every Italian citizen. Their action is a bastion of legality in our region”.
Palmese also assured that there will be no shortage of concrete interventions to support these realities, defined as "witnesses of possible and achieved change". These acts of vandalism, more than hitting individual projects, threaten the path of redemption and legality that assets like these represent for the entire community.
Article published on 20 January 2025 - 16:02
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