Carabinieri arrested Giuseppe Del Prete in Forcella, ending a period as a wanted man that began on 3 March. Investigators identify Del Prete as a senior figure associated with the Mazzarella clan.
The arrest took place at his home in Forcella. Officers found him concealed in a compartment with a double-bottom mechanism built into a wardrobe, according to reports on the operation.
The case concerns allegations of participation in the clan's organization, drug trafficking, extortion, and meetings about managing illicit activities. The arrest followed an earlier failure to execute a precautionary custody order connected to alleged mafia association, drug trafficking, and related offenses.
Forcella has previously been the focus of other anti-mafia investigations involving alleged Mazzarella-linked activity and extortion, placing the latest arrest within a longer investigative history in the same neighborhood.
What happens next will depend on the judicial process. The available reports describe allegations and a precautionary measure; they do not establish a final conviction in this proceeding. The reports also do not provide the complete text of the judicial order or the precise procedural status after the arrest.
The reported duration of Del Prete's time as a fugitive is approximately eight months, with sources differing in emphasis on the exact period.
