Camorra boss Salvatore Barile wanted to kill the baby gang at the "Nativity Scene" in the Sanità district.

In Naples, recent statements by Salvatore Giuliano, former head of Forcella, have revealed internal tensions within the Sequino-Savarese clan in the Sanità district, where boss Salvatore Barile is said to have planned to eliminate a small gang to control drug trafficking, highlighting the evolution.

Naples – The statements of Salvatore Giuliano, a collaborator with justice and former Forcella boss, represent one of the most significant pieces of the precautionary order that in recent days has targeted the Sequino-Savarese clan, active in the Sanità district of Naples.

Statements which, although referring to a period prior to the latest criminal structures, contribute to precisely outlining the historical roots of the group and the delicate internal balances which have marked its evolution.

In the minutes of September 28, 2021, Giuliano reconstructs the original structure of the Sanità group, identifying Salvatore Savarese, born in 1953, known as "Uncle Totore," as the original leader of the organization. Alongside him, a series of operative figures: Gennaro De Marino, Sasillo, Gianluca known as "the pedophile," Enzo "the blond," Sasone—Giulio Pirozzi's son-in-law—as well as the autonomous group known as "those of the nativity scene."

"Uncle Totore" Savarese and the clan of inexperienced youth

During a meeting at Savarese's house, Giuliano says Savarese expressed strong concerns about the clan's management, believing his men were too young and inexperienced to manage the businesses, channels, and criminal relationships built over years of militancy.

A concern that foreshadows the internal crisis. According to the collaborator, Savarese was gradually ousted from the clan's leadership due to suspicions about his management of financial resources: his uncle Totore allegedly kept sums of money from personal illicit activities for himself, without paying them into the common coffers.

The ousting of the leader and the rise of “'o mellone”

At that point, leadership passed to his nephew and namesake Salvatore Savarese, nicknamed "'o mellone," who had just been released from prison. Although—as Giuliano points out—his position initially remained equal with figures like Sasillo and Gennaro De Marino, each with specific tasks. The old boss was left with only a sort of weekly income, around 500 euros, but no longer had any decision-making power.

The statements regarding Gennaro De Marino, whom the collaborator identified photographically as one of the emerging leaders of the Sanità department, heir to his father Ciro, are also particularly detailed.

De Marino, Barile, and the "Nativity Scene Group" issue

Giuliano describes him as young, inexperienced, and trusting, initially close to Salvatore Barile. Their relationship deteriorated when Barile demanded that De Marino open fire on the "Nativity Scene" group, which was accused of sourcing drugs through independent channels unconnected to the Mazzarella clan.

De Marino refuses: those kids grew up with him in the same neighborhood. A slight that, according to Giuliano, unleashes Barile's fury, who is determined to eliminate him.

The tension threatens to erupt into internal warfare. On one side, Sasillo, Salvatore Sequino's nephew, sides with Barile; on the other, Savarese supports De Marino.

The risk of war and the mediation of the repentant

Giuliano explains that he acted as a mediator, convincing Barile that an armed conflict would only weaken the group and draw the attention of law enforcement. Peace holds, but relations remain frosty, until the release of Giulio Pirozzi, a more mature and charismatic figure, destined—according to the collaborator—to rebalance and reorient the structure of the health service.

After Pirozzi's release, Barile noticed a change: the boys were becoming less subordinate, more independent, and began asking to get their supplies elsewhere.

Giulio Pirozzi's release from prison and the shift in balance

The balance of power shifted radically with the release of Giulio Pirozzi, known as "'o picuozzo," a more mature and charismatic figure. After his release, Giuliano says, the Sanità gang members began to display a less subservient attitude toward Barile. The demand for autonomy grew, especially in managing drug dealing hubs and drug supply chains.

Barile senses the change, but struggles to understand its causes. Giuliano himself, he claims, will explain to him that with Pirozzi free, the power dynamics had changed and that control over the healthcare system was no longer absolute.

Sasillo, the nocturnal meetings and the clan's safe places

Finally, the collaborator provides an operational overview of the clan's operations. Sasillo, he reports, is a man exclusively devoted to the use of weapons: he sleeps during the day and only goes out at night, he doesn't attend meetings, and he's always encountered in places deemed safe.

The meetings take place near a bar in Piazza Sanità, in narrow streets closed to traffic, or in a "basso," a secret logistics base unknown to the other clans. A house that also houses a drug dealing hub formally registered in Enzo's mother's name, but supplied—according to Giuliano—directly by the Sanità group.

(Pictured from left: Boss Salvatore Savarese, his namesake nephew known as o'mellone, Salvatore Barile known as Totoriello, head of the Mazzarella clan, and the repentant Salvatore Giuliano o'russ)