International Organised Crime
Thirty years ago, on the 21st July 1991, Fabio De Pandi and his family were getting into the car to return home. They had been visiting some friends who lived in Rione Traiano, Soccavo district, on the western outskirts of Naples. Suddenly all hell broke loose. A mafioso from the Puccinelli Camorra clan unleashed a … Read more
7th August 70-year-old Maria Licciardi, the head or “Madrina” (Godmother) of the Licciardi Camorra, was arrested by the paramilitary Carabinieri’s special operations unit as she attempted to check in her luggage at Rome Ciampino airport.
The Camorra is going strong. It is trying to vanish into the background, giving the false impression that is has been weakened, but this is far from being the case.
Covid has unleashed a financial crisis in Italy, and the Camorra is circling, just like vultures before the kill. Sectors such as tourism and construction have slowed down considerably, and in some cases they have ground to a halt. This has led to thousands of people losing their jobs, and they are now struggling to … Read more
