The second part of the fast-track trial against a criminal organization dedicated to drug dealing and home deliveries, operating between Nola, Boscoreale, and the Vesuvian area, concluded with a series of convictions and one acquittal.
The case stems from an investigation targeting a group led by Raffaele Giugliano, 30, a resident of the Piazzolla district of Nola, believed to be the mastermind behind the drug delivery system. Giugliano and his partner, Pasqua Teodosio, from Boscoreale, are niece of local mafia boss Alfonso Annunziata, known as 'a Calabresa.
In the raid last February, 10 people were arrested, while another 14 were under investigation but were at large.
The “home” drug dealing system
According to investigators' reconstruction, Giugliano and Teodosio allegedly managed a structured network of pushers, responsible for delivering ordered doses of drugs directly to customers' homes.
The proceeds were then collected and delivered to the organization's top brass, following a model now well-tested in urban drug trafficking.
The supplier and the 2022 blitz
The system reportedly suffered a setback in December 2022, when the San Giuseppe Vesuviano police raided the home of Domenico Guastafierro, known as “Uncle Mimì,” in Boscoreale.
According to the prosecution, Guastafierro supplied the Giugliano group with large quantities of narcotics for months, acting as a key hub in the supply chain.
The ruling of the preliminary hearing judge
The other day, before Preliminary Hearing Judge Gabriella Logozzo, the proceedings concluded with the reading of the sentencing order against about ten defendants, some free and others detained for other causes.
The judge handed down light sentences totaling ten years and two months in prison, while two, Francesco Veneroso (defended by lawyer Rosario Arienzo) and Vincenzo Tammaro, were acquitted.
The sentences
D'Ambrosio Gennaro
➝ 3 years and 4 months of imprisonment
➝ 8.000 euro fine
Notaries Adelaide
➝ 2 years and 8 months of imprisonment
➝ 20.000 euro fine
(mitigating circumstances granted mainly in the case of recidivism)
Saladino Marangio Mariacarmen
➝ 1 year of imprisonment
➝ 4.000 euro fine
(mitigating circumstances equivalent to aggravating circumstances)
Spina Martina
➝ 1 year of imprisonment
➝ 4.000 euro fine
(mitigating circumstances equivalent to aggravating circumstances)
Tammaro Mattia
➝ 1 year of imprisonment
➝ 4.000 euro fine
(mitigating circumstances equivalent to aggravating circumstances)
Civita Fabio
➝ 8 months of imprisonment
➝ 2.000 euro fine
(fact reclassified pursuant to art. 73 paragraph 5 of Presidential Decree 309/90, excluding repeat offences)
Ammendola Fabio Ziad
➝ 6 months of imprisonment
➝ 1.000 euro fine
(suspended sentence)
All those convicted were also ordered to pay the legal costs.
The acquittals
The judge instead pronounced a sentence of acquittal:
Venerable Francis, for not having committed the crime
Tammaro Vincenzo, for not having committed the crime (
Confiscations and benefits
The confiscation and destruction of any narcotics still seized has been ordered.
The conditional suspension of the sentence was granted against:
Ammendola Fabio Ziad
Saladino Marangio Mariacarmen
Spina Martina
Tammaro Mattia
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Comments (2)
The situation described in the article highlights the widespread nature of the drug problem. It's crucial that authorities continue to work to dismantle these criminal networks so that the community can feel safer.
This article highlights the importance of combating drug trafficking. The details surrounding the criminal organization are disturbing and suggest that much remains to be done to stop these illicit activities.