Copyright: Guardia di Finanza At the request of the EPPO, the Guardia di Finanza of Ravenna (Italy) have seized more than €11 million from the director of two Italian companies for smuggling personal protective equipment and against the l

Since the EPPO started its operations on 1 June 2021, it has registered more than 1700 crime reports from participating EU Member States and private parties. 300 investigations have been opened, with some crime reports still under evaluation. The damage to the EU budget that is estimated to have occurred as a result of the activities currently under investigation is almost €4.5 billion.

The Guardia di Finanza of Genoa (Italy) have executed a preventive seizure order of over € 200 000, at the request of the EPPO, against a Ligurian company that evaded the payment of border duties by declaring a false origin of imported goods.