empl ating ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁had ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁Car ab in ieri ▁of ▁the ▁ext ort ion ▁attempt . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁polic emen ▁who ▁were ▁later ▁arrested , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ' s ▁collaboration . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁five ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁arrest , ▁ 4 4 ▁people ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Lic ci ardi ▁cl an ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁a ▁ra id ▁by ▁the ▁Nap les ▁police . ▁The ▁ 4 4 ▁people ▁arrested ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁murder , ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁possession ▁of ▁weapons , ▁forg ery ▁and ▁attempted ▁ag gra v ated ▁rob ber y . ▁V inc en zo ▁Lic ci ardi , ▁who ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁prison ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁also ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁cr imes . ▁The ▁bl itz ▁was ▁conducted ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁investig ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁V inc en zo ▁Lic ci ardi . ▁ ▁An ▁anti - Cam or ra ▁ra id ▁was ▁also ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁Guard ia ▁di ▁Fin anza ▁in ▁Nap les ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁town ▁of ▁F ros in one , ▁who ▁seized ▁property , ▁commercial ▁companies , ▁shares ▁of ▁st akes ▁in ▁companies , ▁apart ments , ▁buildings , ▁land , ▁cars , ▁motor cy cles , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁estimated ▁value ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁eu ros