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Italian authorities dismantle transnational immigration fraud network

The Carabinieri for the Protection of Labour and the Guardia di Finanza carried out a coordinated operation that resulted in 22 precautionary measures against members of a transnational immigration‑smuggling network. The network, active in seven regions—Campania, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, Liguria, Lombardy and Molise—produced false "decreti flussi" to grant work permits to hundreds of non‑EU migrants, mainly from Morocco, Bangladesh and India, in exchange for large sums of money.

Eighteen persons were placed under house arrest and four were ordered to sign a commitment, reflecting the scale of the organised crime ring. Investigators traced the scheme across several provinces, including Salerno, Ancona, Napoli, Avellino, Benevento, Campobasso, Roma, Pisa, Savona and Brescia, and identified the use of telematic submissions during the government‑designated "click day". The operation uncovered illicit profits estimated at several million euros.

The crackdown marks a major step in tackling illegal immigration facilitation and organised crime in Italy.

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ASP di Catania · Capaccio Paestum · Carabinieri · Carabinieri for Labour Protection · Carabinieri per la Tutela del Lavoro · Catania · Catania – Playa · Corpo Forestale della Regione Siciliana · Decreti Flussi scheme · Food business owners on the Playa · Guardia di Finanza · Isola delle Femmine

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