The Licciardi clan () is a powerful Neapolitan
Camorra clan that operates in the remote areas of
Naples
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, specifically in the
Secondigliano
Secondigliano () is an old Italian municipality which became a modern suburb in the north of Naples.
Geography
Secondigliano lies between San Pietro a Patierno and Scampìa.
History
The name may derive from a contraction of "secondo" (second) an ...
district and its stronghold of Masseria Cardone. Its sphere of influence extends to
Scampia
Scampia (, ) is a modern suburb in the far north of Naples, whose population is about 80,000. To its south are the suburbs of Piscinola-Marianella, Miano and Secondigliano. It was built during the second half of the twentieth century.
History ...
,
Chiaiano
Chiaiano is a north-western quarter of Naples, with a population of about 23,000.
Geography
Chiaiano is a hilly and wooded area that lies between Camaldoli and the Campi Flegrei.
History
Archaeologically, the area is of interest, displaying rem ...
,
Miano
Miano is a suburb of Naples, Italy, with a population of around 26,000.
History
Since the recent administrative reorganization of the area, Miano is part of the 7th community board.
Geography
It borders to the north with the Scampia district ( ...
and
San Pietro a Patierno
San Pietro a Patierno is a suburb of Naples, the chief city in Campania, Italy.
Geography
It is one of the largest suburbs of Naples and is relatively lightly populated compared to surrounding areas, with around 20,000 residents. The district of ...
.
Leadership
* ''1980s-1994'' —
Gennaro Licciardi, known as ''a scigna''. (Died in prison in 1994)
* ''1994-2008'' —
Vincenzo Licciardi. (Arrested in 2008)
* ''1994-present'' —
Maria Licciardi, known as ''La Madrina''.
History
In the mid-eighties,
Gennaro Licciardi, known as "a scigna-la scimmia", "the monkey" was the capozona in the district of Secondigliano for the
Giuliano clan
The Giuliano clan was a powerful Neapolitan Camorra clan that had its base in the area of Forcella, in Naples. Its sphere of influence extended to all the centre of the city of Naples for over four decades.
History
The clan was founded by Pio Vi ...
of Forcella. At that time, Licciardi was the second-in-command to boss
Luigi Giuliano. The outskirts of the Secondigliano district was considered to be unimportant by the other Camorra bosses. A few years later, Gennaro Licciardi formed a fully independent clan that managed to turn the area into a strategic hub for the storage and trafficking of drugs. He also became the founding member of the
Secondigliano Alliance
The Secondigliano Alliance ( Italian: Alleanza di Secondigliano) is a strategic alliance of Camorra clans in Naples, Italy and its hinterland which controls drug trafficking and the extortion racket in many areas of Naples since the 1990s. The Alli ...
, a coalition of powerful Camorra clans which controls drug trafficking and extortion rackets in many suburbs of Naples. Apart from the Licciardi clan, the alliance included the
Contini,
Mallardo,
Lo Russo, Stabile, Prestieri, Bocchetti and
Di Lauro clans.
After the death of Gennaro by blood poisoning in the
Voghera
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prison on August 3, 1994, the management of the clan fell entirely to the brothers, Pietro "the Roman Emperor" and
Vincenzo
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Art
* Vincenzo Amato (born 1966), Italian actor and sculptor
*Vincenzo Bell ...
and also to his sister
Maria
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
, known as "la Piccolina", "the little one".
[Maxioperazione contro il clan Licciardi di Secondigliano. In manette sono finite 44 persone]
Calabria notizie, July 9, 2008
The clan used its influence to mediate between the
Di Lauro clan
The Di Lauro clan () is an Italian crime clan, part of the Camorra in Naples. The clan operates in the neighbourhoods of Secondigliano, Scampìa, Miano, Marianella, Piscinola, and in the adjacent municipalities of Casavatore, Melito, Arzano, ...
and the so-called "
secessionists" (Italian "scissionisti"), a breakaway fraction from the Di Lauro clan in the northern suburbs of Naples that tried to assert its control over drugs and prostitution rackets in the area. It therefore played an important role in putting an end to the
Scampia feud
Scampia (, ) is a modern suburb in the far north of Naples, whose population is about 80,000. To its south are the suburbs of Piscinola-Marianella, Miano and Secondigliano. It was built during the second half of the twentieth century.
History
S ...
.
On May 9, 2008, the
Carabinieri
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seized goods worth 300 million euros and arrested 44 members of the Licciardi clan.
In February 2019, Giuseppe Musella, son of
Maria Licciardi, was arrested. According to investigations, he was the current leader of the clan. Musella was arrested in
Scampia
Scampia (, ) is a modern suburb in the far north of Naples, whose population is about 80,000. To its south are the suburbs of Piscinola-Marianella, Miano and Secondigliano. It was built during the second half of the twentieth century.
History ...
for criminal association, robbery and kidnapping.
Activities
On March 21, 2018, 19 arrests were made in Rome of alleged members belonging to the Licciardi clan and members of the Filippone 'ndrina and Gallico 'ndrina accused of drug trafficking.
According to
Francesco Forgione, the former president of the
Antimafia Commission The Italian parliamentary Antimafia Commission ( it, Commissione parlamentare antimafia) is a bicameral commission of the Italian Parliament, composed of members from the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The first commission, formed in 1963, was ...
, the Licciardi clan is active in the Netherlands, using the country to counterfeit clothes.
See also
*
Camorra
*
List of members of the Camorra
This is a list of members of the Camorra, a Mafia-type organisation in Naples and Campania in Italy.
A
* Enrico Alfano
* Carmine Alfieri
* Raffaele Amato
* Umberto Ammaturo
B
* Luigi Baccante[Contini clan
The Contini clan is a powerful Neapolitan Camorra clan operating in the city of Naples, and more specifically in the area of the Naples Central Station. The clan's traditional powerbase is the Arenaccia district. It also operates in the Poggiorea ...]
*
List of Camorra clans
This is a comprehensive list of Camorra clans and their place of origin. A clan is a basic unit in the Camorra, a criminal organization originating in Campania. Currently it is estimated there are about 111 Camorra clans, and about 7,000 full mem ...
*
'Ndrangheta
*
Mallardo clan
The Mallardo clan is a Camorra clan operating from the town of Giugliano in Campania, north of the city of Naples. The Mallardo clan is also one of the clans that belongs to the Secondigliano Alliance, that is considered by the authorities as th ...
*
Secondigliano Alliance
The Secondigliano Alliance ( Italian: Alleanza di Secondigliano) is a strategic alliance of Camorra clans in Naples, Italy and its hinterland which controls drug trafficking and the extortion racket in many areas of Naples since the 1990s. The Alli ...
References
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1980s establishments in Italy
Transnational organized crime
Organised crime groups in the Netherlands
Organized crime groups in Romania