Italian tax debtor seized with €7,500 at Piattamala border

On 24 July 2026, the Guardia di Finanza conducting checks at the Piattamala border crossing in Tirano, province of Sondrio, stopped a 62‑year‑old man from Naples who was travelling toward Switzerland. Officers confiscated more than €7,500 in cash before it could leave Italian territory.

The individual was subject to unpaid tax assessments, and the seizure was carried out under a newly introduced temporary cash‑seizure rule. The operation was coordinated with the public prosecutor of Sondrio and sanctioned by a preliminary investigation judge of the Tribunal of Sondrio. Authorities highlighted the action as part of ongoing efforts to curb tax evasion and protect the fiscal interests of the European Union and the Italian state at border points in the Valtellina region.