Italian police seize $3.6M in cash during anti-mafia raid in Naples
Authorities arrested 34 suspects tied to the Angelino clan in a months-long investigation that uncovered €3.2 million hidden in apartment walls.
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- Italian police seized €3.2 million in cash and 11 luxury watches from a Caivano apartment during a raid on the Angelino crime clan, arresting 34 suspects involved in drug trafficking and extortion.
- The operation used wiretaps on imprisoned mobsters' smuggled cellphones and informant testimony, revealing the clan's "entrepreneurial" management of illegal activities.
- Opposition politicians cited the raid as evidence that the government's 2023 "Caivano Model" crime-prevention initiative failed to eliminate organized crime in the area.
Nicola Gratteri Anti-mafia prosecutor, NaplesAngelino clan Organized crime organization
Giorgia Meloni Italian Prime MinisterFrancesco Borrelli Opposition parliamentarian, Greens and Left Alliance
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Opposition politicians criticize raid as evidence Caivano Model has failed
Opposition parliamentarian Francesco Borrelli of the Greens and Left Alliance said the arrests contradicted claims by Prime Minister Meloni and her ministers of a "definitive victory over organized crime," calling their earlier narrative of a "clean up" a parade that did not reflect reality.
“For months we have witnessed the prime minister and her ministers' parades, claiming a 'clean up' that, in our opinion, was actually portrayed as a definitive victory over organized crime.”
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Gratteri reveals months-long investigation used wiretaps on imprisoned mobsters — Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri disclosed that the operation was part of a months-long sting using wiretapped cellphones smuggled into prison by relatives, and informants who provided evidence in exchange for protection. The investigation exposed how the crime ring operated with an "entrepreneurial" methodology.
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Police raid apartment, seize €3.2 million and arrest 34 suspects — Italian anti-mafia police conducted a dawn raid on an apartment in Caivano, finding €3.2 million ($3.6 million) in 50-euro banknotes hidden in walls, floors, and furniture, along with 11 luxury Rolex watches, weapons, and drug paraphernalia. The operation led to the arrest of 34 people, with 23 ordered into custody and 11 placed under house arrest.
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Meloni government launches "Caivano Model" crime-prevention scheme — The Italian government introduced an urban regeneration and crime-prevention initiative called the "Caivano Model" to target juvenile crime and organized crime in the Caivano area. Cabinet Secretary Alfredo Mantovano described it as a module offering "something positive and alternative to the street, to drug dealing."
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2 outlets Italian police find $3.6 million in cash hidden in apartment’s walls, floors and furniture
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- Italian police find over $3.6M hidden in walls during organized crime operation Anadolu Agency · 14h ago