Naples – “Four thousand euros immediately and two thousand every tenth of the month”.
This was the extortion demand made to a entrepreneur di Chiaiano, neighborhood north of Napoli.Article Key Points
A nightmare interrupted thanks to the courage of the victim and the intervention of the anti-racketeering team, which led to the arrest of two people already known to the police.
It all started when the entrepreneur, accompanied by Raffaele Vitale, president of the Chiaiano anti-racket club, showed up at the Carabinieri barracks of the Vomero company. After an initial reserve, he told of the pressures and threats he had suffered in the last month, culminating in an appointment set a few hours later for the delivery of the money.
At that point the Carabinieri's plan from the operational unit was triggered: some soldiers hid among the shelves of the store, others disguised themselves as workers near the business. When the two extortionists arrived - a 21-year-old and a 28-year-old - the request for payment was enough to trigger the intervention. Both were stopped and arrested on charges of extortion aggravated by the mafia method.
During the operation, the military seized a Mercedes B-Class used by the two criminals, inside which a baseball bat was also found. The arrested were transferred to the Secondigliano prison.
The arrested:
Gennaro Angelotti, born in Naples on April 10, 2003
Michelangelo Di Carluccio, born in Acerra on March 20, 1996
Investigations are continuing to ascertain any links with criminal organizations in the area.
Article published on 31 January 2025 - 09:50
And an episode that makes you think about how organized crime continues to affect people's lives. It is important that there is more support for victims of extortion and that more is done to combat these crimes effectively.