Naples, the €10 million fake tech empire: cash and secret chats emerge.

Naples – The investigation into the massive network of counterfeit electronic and stage equipment discovered in November 2025 continues.

Months after the first major raid - which led to the seizure of a 3 square meter warehouse and goods with an estimated value of around 10 million euros - the investigators are back in action to close the net around the two main suspects, the Chinese citizens XA and CY.

Cash and smartphones: the raid at the Business Center

The latest chapter in the investigation, coordinated by the Fifth Section of the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office, saw the IAES Operational Unit of the Local Police execute a warrant for a house and computer search. The most significant operation was carried out in an apartment in the Centro Direzionale of Naples, the residence of one of the suspects.

Inside the property, the officers found €56.120 in cash, divided into several packages and hidden in various parts of the house, as well as numerous smartphones and SIM cards.

WeChat and WhatsApp chats under scrutiny by technicians

Fundamental to the development of the investigation was the support of the Operations Center for Cyber ​​Security (Postal Police) of Campania, Basilicata and Molise, together with the personnel of the Central Service for the Investigation of Organized Crime (SCICO) of the Guardia di Finanza in Rome.

With the help of Chinese-language interpreters, analysts translated conversations from apps such as WeChat and WhatsApp, uncovering detailed negotiations for the sale and supply of audio, lighting, and laser equipment bearing counterfeit logos of leading industry brands (including Sennheiser, Shure, JBL, Avolites, and grandMA).

Seals on containers and warehouses in the hinterland

The searches then spread like wildfire between Poggiomarino and Terzigno, targeting homes, commercial premises, and industrial complexes. Specifically, law enforcement seized six containers full of electrical products lacking the required certificates of conformity and CE markings, as well as a 500-square-meter industrial warehouse filled with audiovisual equipment, small appliances, and electrical material of dubious origin.

Asset investigations underway

In addition to the alleged crimes of counterfeiting, receiving stolen goods, and illegal possession of explosives and pyrotechnics (already uncovered in the first raid), the Naples Prosecutor's Office has now ordered in-depth asset and financial investigations. Investigators' goal is to reconstruct the flow of money and the origin of the couple's funds, arousing suspicions due to the large amount of cash hidden in their home and the ways in which the capital was managed outside of official banking channels.