Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at the Canal Port of Cagliari
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria, together with the Office of the Customs and Monopolies of Gioia Tauro, has seized a batch of pure cocaine weighing over 175 kilograms. The soldiers of the Gioia Tauro Group and the staff of the Customs Agency, as part of the controls aimed at intercepting any shipments of narcotic substance imported by organized crime, have selected and subjected to accurate inspections three containers, two of which came from Latin America and destined for Italy and European countries of the East, which carried frozen octopus and shrimp respectively. The blocked containers were first subjected to an in-depth X-ray scan, using sophisticated scanner equipment supplied to the Customs and Monopolies Agency, and subsequently to a thorough inspection with the help of the canine units under the Guard Group of Finance of Gioia Tauro. In the containers, 154 cocaine cakes were discovered and seized weighing a total of over 175 Kg. The Guardia di Finanza has announced that the distribution of the cocaine consignment on the dealing markets could have earned criminal organizations an estimated income of about 30 million euros.
Meanwhile, a joint operation between the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Guardia di Finanza has brought to light an international trafficking of counterfeit goods that led to the seizure of over 8,500 fake items at the Canal Port of Cagliari. The blitz was triggered after the arrival of the container ship Atlantic Green from Tangier (Morocco). Inside a container declared to contain toys were found 15,368 items, including toys, balls and cosmetics, many of which reported the brands of famous world brands that the appraisals confirmed to be counterfeit. The cargo was destined for Tunisia, but was intercepted thanks to targeted customs checks, for a commercial value of the seized goods amounting to thousands of euros.
