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Italian police actions on electric two‑wheel vehicles

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On 28 July 2026, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza carried out Finanza, together with Carabinieri units, conducted a coordinated nationwide operation raid that seized about 7,000 electric scooters falsely marketed as e‑bikes. The vehicles, devices, imported mainly from China and misdeclared to bypass China, lacked CE marking marking, exceeded power limits for pedal‑assist bikes and safety standards, were confiscated in multiple regions sold without the licences, registration or insurance required for motorcycles, posing a safety hazard. Investigators linked the scheme to a Palermo‑based entrepreneur and identified fraudulent certification paperwork used to clear the vehicles through customs between 2023 and 2026. The operation involved forces from Palermo, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Lombardy, Sardinia, Tuscany and other regions, and the seized stock was valued at roughly €5 million. The following next day, 29 July 2026, Carabinieri in the town of Casalgrande recovered a stolen €12,000 German‑owned electric motorcycle. Police used Using a hidden GPS tracker placed by the victim to trace victim, officers tracked the bike along the A1 highway, leading to its retrieval from located it in an open garage and the arrest of arrested two suspects. These consecutive linked incidents illustrate Italian law‑enforcement’s ongoing law enforcement’s focus on protecting public safety and market integrity in the rapidly growing electric two‑wheel vehicles, ranging from large‑scale fraud and safety violations to targeted theft investigations. mobility sector.

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