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The Story of Andrea Mormile and the Neapolitan Mafia

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A member of the Camorra found dead. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
A 22-year-old suspected "hit man" for the Camorra is accused of having executed several people from rival gangs, but refuses to make a statement. In the foreground, the two guns that were found on (...)
A presumed member of Camorra, who had taken part in a hold-up with hostages, is arrested at night at his home by the anti-Camorra squad. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
Night scene outside a gambling den. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
A suspect of the Camorra is interrogated by the anti-mafia squad. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
The anti-Camorra squad intervene in a gambling house controlled by the "Nuova Famiglia" branch of the Camorra. About 20 millions lira was confiscated that night. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
The anti-Camorra squad at 6 a.m. in search of a murderer belonging to a Camorra clan. They knocked on the wrong door by mistake. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
The Spanish district of Naples, where the Camorra recruited kids to join them. Naples, Italy, June 1982.
The anti-Camorra squad hunted down cigarette smugglers. This group eventually got away, knowing that this policeman could not fire on territory controlled by the sea police. Naples, Italy, 1982.
The anti-Camorra squad hunting down a white Volvo. Naples, Italy, 1982.
Mothers crying after their sons and husbands were arrested for drug trafficking. Naples, Italy, 1982.
Officer Andrea Mormile training on an abandoned highway. A few months later on September 3, he was assassinated by the Camorra. Campania, Naples, Italy, 1982. All Images © Patrick Zachmann / Magn (...)