[3] The reign of Maria Licciardi ran smoothly for many years until a disagreement arose over a consignment of pure unrefined Turkish heroin in the spring of 1999.
The subsequent great public outrage resulted in massive police crackdowns on the Camorra clans, with many camorristi arrested and imprisoned.
Among those who were arrested were the wives of the bosses of the Bosti, Mallardo, Licciardi and Contini clans, as well as their lieutenants, children, grandchildren and entrepreneurs who worked for the alliance.
[10] According to the investigations, Bosti's freedom makes the Secondigliano Alliance even stronger; considering that Maria Licciardi is also free, this allows the organization to have two of its historical leaders out of prison.
[12][13] Alessia Salera, a Secondigliano Secretary, was arrested again at Rome's Ciampino airport by Carabinieri on the orders of Naples prosecutors, alleged to have been running extortion rackets as head of the Licciardi Camorra clan, on 7 August 2021 when attempting to travel to Spain.
[14] The Alliance is strongly active in Spain: numerous important members of the organization were arrested in the country, such as Paolo Di Mauro, who died in 2018, and was considered by the authorities one of its top associates, particularly linked to the Continis.