Italian police made 14 arrests in a major operation in Rome Friday against a clan of the Naples-based Camorra mafia that runs rackets in the Italian capital.
In the massive raid by the DDA anti-Mafia directorate and Carabinieri against organized crime in Rome, 14 people were arrested on various charges, including attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, attempted kidnapping aggravated by mafia methods, extortion aggravated by mafia methods, and (in some cases) the purpose of facilitating the activities of the Senese clan.
Investigations by the Carabinieri of the Rome Investigative Unit, coordinated by the Rome DDA, revealed responsibilities for two attempted murders in Rome, drug dealing, and an attempted extortion against a jeweler who was also the focus of the Di Lauro clan, active in the province of Naples.
"The raid by the Carabinieri of the Rome Provincial Command against the Senese clan is a severe blow to the leading figures of Rome's organized crime," Chiara Colosimo, chair of the parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, wrote on X.
"This branch of the crime syndicate has diverse origins, but operates in a unified manner, with cross-party agreements that make this organized crime one of the most fearsome and ruthless.
