[4] In defiance, Amato later split from the Di Lauro clan in October 2004, disputed the new rules, fled to Spain and organized a revolt against his former bosses.

From there, he tried to assert the Scissionisti's control over drugs and prostitution rackets in the areas, that included Secondigliano and Scampia as its nerve centres.

The Italian Interior minister, Giuseppe Pisanu hailed his capture as "a signal to the people of Naples that we are winning the fight against the Mafia".

He stated that his capture meant the two Camorra factions blamed for the spate of killings in Naples have both been decapitated.

Furthermore, Pisanu urged more witnesses to break Omertà, the Camorra code of silence and step forward with evidence.