Naples, the tatterdemalion capital of the Italian south, is said to be awash with heroin. Chinese-run morphine refineries on its outskirts masquerade as ‘legitimate’ couture operations that transform bolts of Chinese silk into contraband Dolce & Gabbana or Versace. The textile sweatshops are controlled by the Neapolitan mafia, or Camorra.
Ian Thomson
Naples will never escape the shadow of Vesuvius
Death has always haunted the splendid, squalid capital of the south, making it unlike any other Italian city, says Marius Kociejowski
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