Italian police catch 36 during drug sweep of Italian mafia NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Police said they caught 36 people and seized 10 million euros during a drug sweep of a clan in the Italian mafia. The ANSA news agency said the items were taken from the Perreca-Delli Paoli clan, which operated in the area north of Naples and was associated with the Casalesi clan. ANSA said the Casalesi clan's death threats have put anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano into police protection. Police said helicopters aided with the operation, which targeted two notorious drug-trading districts in Naples. Police said weapons were also seized. Friday's operation follows a confiscation that took place Dec. 13 in which police seized assets worth 35 million euros.