Bologna – Illicit businesses can also be conducted from Secondigliano prison. But the confiscation process, once activated, doesn't stop. This is demonstrated by the latest raid by the Guardia di Finanza (Fiamme Gialle), which hit the Aversano clan in the wallet, sealing two luxury boats, cabin cruisers over 10 meters long, worth over €500.
The boats, a symbol of a shady, crime-ridden lifestyle, were formally registered to a Campania-based company. In reality, according to investigations by the Bologna Economic and Financial Police Unit—conducted with the support of the Naples Provincial Command—the company was a front.
The person behind the operation, through a front man, was a six-year-old construction contractor who had already been definitively convicted of external association with a Camorra organization and fraudulent transfer of assets.
The man, whose identity is surrounded by the usual judicial acronyms, is considered a high-ranking member of the criminal gang.
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The final confiscation order, issued in 2023 by the Naples Court of Appeal, is the final piece of a much broader operation. The extensive investigations targeting Camorra members with deep-rooted interests in the North have, over time, led to the acquisition of assets worth a staggering €100 million for the state. The two cruise ships have now been added to this haul, which includes properties, businesses, and activities.
The operation isn't just a simple theft of wealth. It represents a targeted attack on the lifeblood of criminal organizations: money.
Targeting assets, often reinvested in legitimate businesses to pollute the market and stifle free competition, is the strategy to stem the spread of organized crime and protect, as investigators emphasize, "healthy entrepreneurship, transparency, and public safety." This financial leverage is designed to break the lever of mafia power, which too often refuses to surrender even behind bars.
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