Italian police say fourteen people who were rounded up during dawn raids on Tuesday are accused of assisting a former fugitive Camorra chief evade justice – and even helped the gangster escape for getaway holidays in Monte Carlo
Other charges were also brought against some of the suspects who helped Nicola Panaro, a high-level leader of the infamous Casalesi clan of the Camorra , evade police for seven years reports Ansa News
He was finally arrested in 2010.
The extremely violent Casalesi gang is especially notorious for its death threats that have forced anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano into police protection.
Finance police were also seizing property, cars and other motor vehicles, and financial investments held by suspects.
During their investigation police used wiretaps and traced financial documents to try to track those who helped hide Panaro.
An employee in San Cipriano d’ Aversa, in Caserta province, is among those arrested, accused of issuing false identity cards to Panaro, his wife, and family members.
Such fake documents allowed the family to travel extensively within Italy, including vacations at a villa with a swimming pool in Cosenza province, as well as international holidays, such as the trip to Monte Carlo, police said.
