Naples—The fight against organized crime infiltration into the local economy continues: the prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, has signed four new anti-mafia bans against four businesses based in the municipalities of Arzano and Terzigno.
The measures are part of a prevention strategy launched by the Prefecture with the support of law enforcement and the Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate, aimed at preventing Camorra interests from taking root in the local economic fabric.
The sectors involved
The bans concern companies active in different sectors but considered exposed to the risk of criminal influence:
retail trade of soaps and detergents;
acquisition and management of catering establishments;
retail and online sale of hardware, paint, glass, and electrical and plumbing materials;
building and construction.
According to prefectural investigations, these businesses are believed to be linked to criminal organizations rooted in the Vesuvian area and the hinterland north of the capital.
Defense of the legal economy
The administrative action—Prefecture sources explain—aims to prevent the Camorra from entering the legal market, safeguarding public economic order and free competition between businesses.
Anti-mafia bans, in fact, prevent affected companies from entering into contractual relationships with the public administration or from accessing public concessions and funding, representing one of the main tools for preventing the financial losses of criminal organizations.
Presidium of the territory
The new package of measures is part of a broader monitoring effort on companies operating in strategic sectors and at high risk of infiltration. The Prefecture of Naples considers this action essential to ensure administrative transparency and proper market functioning, in a region historically marked by the presence of Camorra organizations.
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- Article updated on 20/02/2026 at 12:51 PM - Title typo corrected
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Countering organized crime infiltration is very important, but I wonder whether anti-mafia bans are truly effective in the long term in stopping this long-standing problem.