On behalf of the Public Prosecutor of Naples, this morning the Flying Squad of Naples and the Carabinieri of the Operational Nucleus of the Napoli-Stella Company executed a precautionary custody order issued by the GIP of the Court of Naples.
Fifteen people, all believed to be members of the Raia clan, were arrested. The charges, aggravated by mafia methods, include mafia-type criminal association, drug trafficking, and unauthorized access to communication devices by inmates.
The birth of the Raia clan
The investigations have reconstructed how the Raia group, initially an offshoot of the Notturno clan, became independent, becoming a fully-fledged, structured, and stable Camorra organization, with well-defined roles and tasks to systematically manage drug trafficking.
The drug dealing squares
The clan exercised full control over the “squares” of Scampia, in particular in the areas of “Chalet Bakù” and “Oasi del Buon Pastore”.
Hashish, marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin, and cobret were sold nonstop. Investigators documented numerous incidents of direct management of the markets by clan associates.
Violence and control of the territory
The gang maintained its control through armed opposition to rival clans, the execution of “stese” (demonstrative shootings), and the forced control of public housing.
Some members of the Raia clan have also used violence against members of the Notturno family to steal their apartments, to assign them to their own members or to resell them illegally.
The common fund and the monthly payments
A typical element of the mafia organization that emerged from the investigations is the division of illicit proceeds and the management of a common fund.
Wiretaps reveal conversations between the clan's instigators: those who managed the business from the outside received larger shares than their imprisoned brothers, while still guaranteeing the so-called "months' wages" to all their associates, both free and in prison.
The clan's arsenal and drugs were also seized.
During the searches carried out after the arrests, the Carabinieri found and seized:
– 1,100 kg of cobret divided into 861 doses;
– 50 grams of cocaine in a single crystal;
– 495 of hashish divided into 4 blocks;
– 100 grams of crack divided into 225 doses;
– 2 pistols, cal 9 (with serial number erased) and cal 7,65 (resulted as stolen) and related ammunition.
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I find the article interesting, but there's a lot I don't quite understand. Why are violence and drug trafficking so widespread? And how do the authorities stop them? The situation seems complicated.