, ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁However , ▁an ▁arrest ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n inet ies ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁taking ▁control ▁and ▁prop elled ▁his ▁sister ▁Maria ▁Lic ci ardi ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁as ▁b oss ▁of ▁the ▁Lic ci ardi ▁cl an , ▁and ▁therefore , ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Second igli ano ▁Alliance , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁powerful ▁Cam or ra ▁cl ans ▁which ▁controls ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁the ▁ext ort ion ▁ra ckets ▁against ▁shop keep ers ▁in ▁many ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁sub ur bs . ▁Under ▁her ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Second igli ano ▁Alliance ▁become ▁more ▁organized , ▁secret ive , ▁s oph istic ated ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁more ▁powerful . ▁ ▁Cam or ra ▁b oss ▁After ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Lic ci ardi ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁a ▁supre me ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Second igli ano ▁Alliance ▁along ▁with ▁Paolo ▁Di ▁Lau ro ▁and ▁E do ardo ▁Cont ini . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁dominant ▁Lic ci ardi ▁cl an , ▁the ▁al liance ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁Cont ini , ▁Di ▁Lau ro , ▁Mall ardo ▁and ▁Lo ▁Rus so ▁cl ans . ▁The ▁preceding ▁gang ▁wars ▁between ▁the ▁many ▁Cam or ra ▁cl ans ▁that ▁constit uted ▁the ▁al liance , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁severe ▁weak ening ▁of ▁the ▁conf eder ation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁unw anted ▁police ▁attention ▁on ▁its ▁activities . ▁Like