After a long investigation coordinated by the Anti-Mafia Prosecutor’s Office of Naples, the Carabinieri of the Investigative Nucleus (NI) They have arrested Ciro Andolfi, 49, included in the list of the 100 most dangerous fugitives in Italy. Andolfi, wanted since 2022, was located in an apartment in the Barra neighborhood and must now serve a sentence of 8 years, 3 months and 10 days for aggravated extortion and corruption.
The arrest occurred during a search of an apartment located on Via Giulia Lama, a street in the Neapolitan city, where Researchers discovered a hidden compartment built inside a wall. The entrance to the shelter was hidden behind a , behind which a cavity opened that allowed it to remain practically invisible for approximately three years, according to the .
The operation was the result of a complex investigation and a tactical device that included specialized units from the Naples Provincial Command. The authorities indicate that the capture responds to tracking and analysis of local networks, information that culminated with the execution of the arrest warrant issued by the Attorney General. With this arrest, Andolfi becomes the twenty-second fugitive captured in 2025 by the Carabinieri of the province of Naples.
A coup against the Italian mafia
Investigators accuse Ciro Andolfi of being one of the leaders of the Andolfi-Cuccaro clan, active in the eastern part of the city and linked to local trafficking. Anti-mafia prosecutors emphasize that hideouts like Andolfi’s, usually ingenious and difficult to detect, are one of the recurring obstacles in the pursuit of fugitives linked to organized crime.
The Prosecutor’s Office and the Carabinieri keep the investigations open to determine possible support, contacts and the logistics that allowed Andolfi to remain hidden for so long. The arrest was followed by transfer of the detainee to the prison regime to serve the pending sentence and is awaiting new judicial actions aimed at dismantling the protection networks that facilitate the escape of criminals.
The Camorra boss, included in the list of the 100 most dangerous people of the Ministry of the Interior, was captured after an exhaustive coordinated investigation that puts an end to three years of hiding marked by a hiding place as rudimentary as it was effective. His capture represents a new blow to the mafia structures operating in the east of Naples and reinforces the strategy of constant pressure of the security forces against the major fugitives of organized crime in Italy.
