Vasto News

The Mathematics of Drug Trafficking: Emanuele Catena's Role in the Clan's Notes

In the fluid hierarchies of Neapolitan organized crime, nicknames aren't just labels, but actual trademarks. But between the pages of the ordinance...
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Contini Clan: Here's How the Arenaccia Drug Delivery Service Worked

Naples – Forget the old model of the drug dealer standing on the street corner, protected by lookouts. The one dismantled by the Carabinieri in Poggioreale is a veritable criminal franchise, a business model that has transformed the historic strongholds of the Contini clan into a logistics hub for the delivery of...

The Contini Clan's Ledger: 66 Sheets to Frag Emanuele Catena 'o Biondo's Group

Naples - It all started with a rustle of paper. Not encrypted files or remote servers, but sixty-six handwritten sheets found by the Carabinieri of Poggioreale on May 26, 2022, in the home of a longtime associate. Those sheets weren't just notes, but the financial DNA of the Contini clan: names, numbers,...

Naples, drug dealer caught with basket in Vasto district

Naples, the fight against drug dealing continues in the maze of streets and alleys around the Central Station, in the Vasto neighborhood. The police's goal is to combat the drug trade that constantly grips the city. In the last few hours, the State Police has...

Naples: Man snatches purse from acquaintance on Via Bologna: Chased and arrested

Naples – A Saturday night turned into a nightmare for a woman in the Vasto neighborhood, but it ended happily thanks to the timely intervention of law enforcement. Last night, the State Police arrested a 35-year-old man from the Caserta area, accused of robbery...

Naples, two drivers issued a thousand fines for using cars registered to deceased individuals.

Naples – Two drivers received a thousand fines between them, all accrued for driving cars registered to deceased individuals. This is what the Naples Local Police discovered after a weeks-long investigation, based on cross-referencing data and analyzing images recorded by city surveillance cameras. According to the officers' reconstruction, the two drivers...

Naples, Arenaccia bombing: frontal attack on the Continis

Naples – A roar, then silence broken by screams and the tinkling of shattered glass. At dawn yesterday, the Arenaccia neighborhood awoke to the atmosphere of a war theater. A homemade explosive device, placed with surgical precision in front of a building on Via Andrea Cantelmo, shook the entire alleyway...

Naples: Gang of extortionist drug dealers from the Vasto district arrested

Naples—A drug debt quickly ballooned from €30 to €80. An enormous sum, enforced through intimidation and escalating threats, to the point of pushing the victim—a woman—to sell the home she lived in just to...

Naples: Algerian drug dealer arrested by police in the Vasto district.

Naples – A State Police anti-drug operation concluded with the arrest of an Algerian criminal caught dealing drugs in broad daylight in the heart of Naples. The 37-year-old man, an illegal immigrant in Italy and already known to law enforcement, was stopped on Via Milano with 12 cartons of...

Vasto District: Residents organize against urban decay: "We're being forced to replace the state."

In the heart of Naples, just steps from the Central Station, the Vasto neighborhood is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Between illegal building, drug dealing, violence, and illegal markets, residents speak of a veritable "souk of lawlessness." The area, now in the grip of decay for years, has transformed into a land...

Naples: The missing boy from Soccavo is located in Amsterdam.

Naples – 30-year-old Leonardo Grimaldi, a resident of the Soccavo neighborhood, is currently abroad, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He disappeared two days ago from Naples. His brother announced the disappearance on social media, explaining that Leonardo, according to reports, had shaved his head and beard and then...

Naples: 30-year-old Leonardo Grimaldi has passed away: the Vasto Pride Committee appeals.

Naples – Alarm has been raised in Naples over the disappearance of Leonardo Grimaldi, a 30-year-old resident of the Soccavo neighborhood. The announcement was made via the social media page "Comitato Orgoglio Vasto," which launched a heartfelt appeal to find the young man. According to reports, Leonardo was last seen at 5:XNUMX a.m., when...

Camorra, the internal feud within the Contini clan between the “Stadera” group and the “Cittadella” group

A new precautionary order was executed yesterday morning against 14 individuals linked to the Contini clan, already involved in the internal feud between the criminal groups of the “Stadera” (Poggioreale) and the “Cittadella” (Casoria). The arrests were ordered by the Court of Review of Naples at the request of the District Directorate...

Naples, hunt for two bandits who injured jeweler to rob his Rolex

Naples - the police are on the trail of two bandits who yesterday morning shot a jeweler in the leg while trying to rob him of his Rolex. It happened in via Genova in the heart of the Vasto district: IGM, the 32-year-old jewelry salesman, was the victim of a violent robbery attempt that ended...

Vasto, flees at sight of the Police: 25-year-old arrested with ecstasy pills

He tried to evade a check by quickly running away at the sight of the Police, but his escape was short-lived: last night, the officers of the Vasto-Arenaccia Police Station arrested a 25-year-old of Gambian origin, already known to the police, for illegal possession of narcotics. The young man was...

Naples, chase in Rione Vasto: 34-year-old hits officer and tries to escape

Yesterday morning, a 34-year-old Neapolitan, already known to the police, was arrested by the State Police on charges of aggravated assault and resisting a public official. The man was also fined for possession of narcotics. The episode occurred during a territory check in the neighborhood...

Naples, 40-year-old Zimbabwean arrested for attempted scooter theft

Yesterday morning, the State Police arrested a 40-year-old of Zimbabwean origin, already known to the police, for attempting to steal a scooter in Via Firenze, in the heart of Naples. The man, an illegal immigrant on national territory, was stopped by officers from the Vicaria-Mercato Police Station, who intervened after the report...

Naples, 34-year-old arrested with 50 packs of contraband cigarettes

Naples – A 34-year-old Neapolitan man with a criminal record was arrested yesterday morning by the State Police on charges of smuggling foreign manufactured tobacco and receiving stolen goods. The operation took place in the Vasto-Arenaccia neighborhood, during a territorial control operation conducted by agents from the local police station. All...

Naples, tries the "comeback horse" with the stolen phone: 23-year-old Tunisian arrested

Yesterday evening, the State Police arrested a 21-year-old Tunisian citizen, an illegal immigrant in Italy and already known to the police for a criminal record. The man was arrested on charges of attempted extortion and reported for aggravated robbery. The episode occurred...

Naples, assaulted and robbed of bluetooth earphones: 3 arrests

Naples. A man was threatened and attacked in the Vasto neighborhood of Naples, all to steal a pair of Bluetooth earphones. The incident took place between Wednesday and Thursday, when three 18-year-olds of Tunisian origin were arrested by the State Police on charges of aggravated robbery. The...

Rione Vasto, bar and tobacco shop rob: 30-year-old arrested

Last night, in the Rione Vasto neighborhood, a robbery occurred at a bar-tobacconist's. The State Police arrested a 30-year-old man, accused of aggravated robbery. While patrolling Piazza Principe Umberto, the agents of the General Prevention Office observed a man who...