Rome, 12 June (LaPresse) – Gennaro Balsamo, a member of the powerful “Di Lauro” clan, has been arrested after more than three years on the run. The investigations were carried out by the Carabinieri of the Naples Investigative Unit and coordinated by the local Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Appeal. The man operated mainly in the northern part of the Neapolitan capital and was the subject of an initial sentence of 25 years, 10 months and 20 days’ imprisonment, with a remaining sentence of 10 years, 2 months and 20 days’ imprisonment, for criminal association of a mafia nature, robbery, and extortion aggravated by mafia methods, as well as tax evasion and organised drug trafficking. Balsamo had gone into hiding in 2023, continuing to move about undisturbed until he was tracked down by Carabinieri investigators whilst working as a porter for a removal firm in the centre of Naples. Following the usual formalities, the fugitive was taken to prison to serve his sentence.
Camorra: Gennaro Balsamo arrested; he had been on the run for three years
Rome, 12 June (LaPresse) – Gennaro Balsamo, a member of the powerful “Di Lauro” clan, has been arrested after more than three years on the run. The investigations were carried out by the Carabinieri of the Naples Investigative Unit and coordinated by the local Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Appeal. The man operated mainly in the northern part of the Neapolitan capital and was the subject of an initial sentence of 25 years, 10 months and 20 days’ imprisonment, with a remaining sentence of 10 years, 2 months and 20 days’ imprisonment, for criminal association of a mafia nature, robbery, and extortion aggravated by mafia methods, as well as tax evasion and organised drug trafficking. Balsamo had gone into hiding in 2023, continuing to move about undisturbed until he was tracked down by Carabinieri investigators whilst working as a porter for a removal firm in the centre of Naples. Following the usual formalities, the fugitive was taken to prison to serve his sentence.
