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Maria Licciardi Biography
Who is Maria Licciardi ?
Maria Licciardi was handcuffed at Rome’s Ciampino airport on Saturday while trying to fly to Malaga in southern Spain.
The powerful boss, allegedly part of the notorious Neapolitan mafia known as the Camorra, hoped to visit his daughter and “attend to some business,” according to the Italian daily La Repubblica.
Licciardi, known as ‘la piccoletta’ or the little one because of her short stature, was with two partners at the time and quietly left with officers, according to reports.
She is charged with mafia-type association, extortion, receiving illicit funds and manipulating auctions.
How old is Maria Licciardi ?
She is 70 year old.
Arrested and Charged
She but she was arrested while she was queuing at the check-in counter by the Corps of Carabinieri, Italy’s military police.
Prosecutors allege that she is the head of the Licciardi clan, which was founded by her brother Gennaro, also known as La Scimmia (the monkey), in 1994.
The gang is said to be most active in Secondigliano, a run-down and rundown neighborhood in Naples believed to be key to the drug trade.
Licciardi previously spent eight years in prison before being released in December 2009.
An alleged mob boss has been arrested when she was trying to board a flight to the Costa del Sol to ‘visit her daughter’.
Licciardi, known as ‘la piccoletta’ or the little one because of her short stature, was with two partners at the time and quietly left with officers, according to reports.
Investigation
It comes after Italian investigators warned that their country’s mafias have been seeking commercial expansion in Spain.
General Giuseppe Governale, Italy’s anti-mafia director until 2020, warned that the influence of Italian mafias was particularly prevalent in the Balearic Islands.
La Camorra has a known presence on the islands, including Ibiza and Mallorca, due to their strategic geographical position, which makes them a port of call for drugs from South America.
The Palermo prosecutor, Francesco Lo Voi, also warned that the mafias will take advantage of the pandemic to buy bankrupt companies in the tourism sector throughout the continent, especially on the Spanish coast or in France.
Following the death of his brother, Licciardi is said to have taken over the family clan and maintained control by assembling an informal coalition of 20 other Camorra groups.
Maria Licciardi Quicks and Facts
- 70-year-old arrested at Ciampino airport in Rome while trying to fly to Malaga
- Accused of mafia association, extortion, receiving ill-gotten funds and more
- Previously spent eight years in prison before being released in December 2009
