Guardia di Finanza reports €900 million in asset seizures and major fraud investigations across Italy (2025‑26)

The Guardia di Finanza disclosed extensive anti‑mafia and anti‑fraud results for the 2025‑2026 period. Nationwide, assets worth about €900 million were confiscated, including €230 million in Calabria and €250 million in Avellino. In Puglia, investigations led to seizures exceeding €1.8 billion and more than 1 500 tax‑fraud denunciations. The Rome command reported seizing assets valued at €71 million and uncovering €4.3 million in public‑fund fraud. Nationwide, the force registered over 1 500 denunciations for tax fraud, seized cocaine totalling more than 11 tonnes, and identified frauds affecting EU and national recovery‑plan funds of over €330 million, causing estimated public‑budget damages of about €810 million. Operations also targeted illegal savings schemes in Latina, resulting in the seizure of €800 000, and uncovered misuse of public‑service resources in Como. President Sergio Mattarella, on the 252nd anniversary of the corps, highlighted its role in protecting legal and economic integrity. The combined actions illustrate a broad, multi‑regional crackdown on organized crime, financial misconduct, and abuse of public resources.