Caivano: The clan's treasure hidden under the floorboards of the Maugeri house.

Caivano - Three million and two hundred thousand euros in cash, ten collector's watches, and a criminal network that, according to the Prosecutor's Office, continued to reorganize between Caivano and Casoria despite the arrests already made. This is one of the most significant aspects of the investigation conducted by the Carabinieri of the Castello di Cisterna Investigative Unit and the Operational Sections of the Caivano and Casoria Companies, coordinated by the Naples District Anti-Mafia Directorate.

The order issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Naples concerns 45 suspects, on various counts, for mafia-style criminal association, drug trafficking, possession and carrying of weapons, extortion, and possession for the purpose of drug dealing, with the aggravating circumstance of mafia methods.

At the center of the investigation is a group believed to be linked to the Angelino clan, a criminal organization identified by investigators as dominant in the area between Caivano and Casoria.

The treasure hidden under the floor

According to investigators, it's the money itself that reveals the group's financial strength. The alleged treasure was allegedly kept in the home of Carmela Maugeri, a housewife identified by investigators as a suspected member of the group.

According to the investigation documents, €3.2 million in cash and ten collector's watches were found in the house. Some of the money was hidden in hard-to-find places in the home: under the floor, in the shower, behind walls and in crawlspaces.

A rudimentary concealment system, but precisely for this reason, difficult to detect without precise information. The investigation documents also include statements from a cooperating witness who reportedly told investigators where the money and watches were hidden.

According to the investigative reconstruction, the money had been placed under pressure and wrapped in cellophane, with the aim of protecting it and making it more difficult to locate.

Luxury watches represent another chapter in the investigation. The Prosecutor's Office also suspects self-laundering, believing that part of the proceeds from illicit activities could have been transformed into valuable assets and then reintroduced into the economic cycle through investments in precious objects.

Drugs from Green Park to the Bronx

The investigation also provides a snapshot of an organization that, according to the prosecution, had changed its structure after the previous arrests.

The drug dealing system was apparently not concentrated exclusively in Parco Verde. Investigators identified a more complex network, capable of moving operations to other parts of the area, from the so-called Bronx of Caivano to Casoria and the San Mauro area.

In particular, according to the Carabinieri's reconstruction, a real alternative drug dealing hideout was identified, used to ease the investigative pressure on Parco Verde.
In Caivano, an apartment was also identified that, according to the prosecution, was used as a satellite drug dealing hub. The residence was under video surveillance, and drug sales continued virtually nonstop, with investigators indicating that the activity occurred throughout the day.

Members' salaries and support for prisoners

According to the prosecution, the money from drug dealing was not solely used for personal enrichment. Part of the proceeds was used to secure the "salaries" of the group's members and to provide financial support to prisoners and their families.

It is a mechanism typical of mafia organizations, which allows the group to maintain its operational capacity even when some of its members end up in prison.

According to investigators, in some cases, the directives for managing criminal activities came from the penitentiary institutions themselves, confirming that the structure continued to function even after the top brass were arrested.

Weapons and frictions on the territory

The other aspect of the investigation concerns the availability of weapons. According to investigators, the group was armed and had access to weapons considered particularly dangerous.
"It's an armed criminal organization," explained Major Carlo Venturini, commander of the Castello di Cisterna Investigative Unit. The weapons, he emphasized, were "weapons of war," while the cash found in the woman's home was indicative of the group's economic strength.

According to investigators, friction and conflicts have also emerged in the area over the control of criminal activities and drug dealing hubs.

The trail that leads to Spain

The investigation also revealed connections abroad, particularly with Spain. This is a line of investigation that the Naples DDA focused on to reconstruct the origin of the drugs and the network of contacts used by the organization.
During the presentation of the operation, Naples Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri and Deputy Prosecutor Ferrigno illustrated the elements that emerged from the investigation and the structure of the criminal group believed to be operating between Caivano and Casoria.

The extortion chapter

Then there is the issue of extortion, one of the activities that, according to investigators, would have guaranteed additional resources to the group.

The provincial commander of the Carabinieri recalled perhaps the most significant fact: investigators had gathered evidence relating to numerous entrepreneurs who had allegedly been subjected to extortion demands, but only one had formally filed a complaint.

"Many entrepreneurs are subjected to extortion, but we've only filed one complaint," the conference explained. Hence the call to break the wall of silence: "Report it, the code of silence still reigns. Let's overcome this situation together."

"The clan reorganized after the arrests."

Carabinieri General Biagio Storniolo also described the organization's ability to adapt.

"The clan reorganized after the recent arrests," he explained, emphasizing how the criminal organization stretched from Parco Verde to the Bronx. This reorganization also involved targeted checks on buyers and a gradual relocation of drug dealing locations.
No longer a single operations center, but a network distributed across the country, with different subgroups and sales outlets. According to investigators, some affiliates were also forced to purchase actual stocks of narcotics, according to a precise internal organization.

And within this system, money would be the common thread: the money produced by drug dealing, the money used to support members and inmates, the money transformed into luxury goods, and finally, the money hidden under the floor, behind the walls, or in the shower stall.

A multi-million dollar fortune that, according to the investigative hypothesis, would have been at the disposal of the organization and which now constitutes one of the central elements of the investigation into the group believed to be linked to the Angelino clan.