# Italian waste trafficking and metal theft investigation > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-waste-trafficking-and-metal-theft-investigation > Updated: 2026-09-15T06:23:14.000Z. Sources: 30. Developments: 2. Italian authorities, led by the Carabinieri of the Naples Environmental Protection Group, executed a preventive seizure of assets totaling 3.5 million euros following an investigation into organized crime and environmental offenses. The investigation, which originated in September 2022, targeted a network involved in illegal waste management and the theft of ferrous material from Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) construction sites. Investigators found that Ricicla Campania S.r.l. allegedly used falsified documents to export waste to Thailand and mislabeled over 5.1 million kilograms of ferrous scrap as recovered material to export it to Turkey. The seizure encompassed 71 bank accounts, 8 trucks, and various industrial plants across several provinces, including Naples, Salerno, and Bari. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-15: Italy authorities seize hotel and luxury goods in major fraud and counterfeit operations Italian authorities seized an hotel and luxury assets in Torvaianica for a 1.1 million euro tax fraud and dismantled a counterfeit luxury goods warehouse in Castelli Romani following a TikTok investigation. 12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/guardia-di-finanza-seizes-counterfeit-luxury-goods-in-castelli-romani ### 2026-09-09: Italy authorities seize 3.5 million euros in waste trafficking investigation Italian Carabinieri seized 3.5 million euros in assets following an investigation into illegal waste trafficking and the theft of ferrous scrap from railway sites across multiple provinces. 21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/salerno-authorities-seize-35-million-euros-in-illegal-waste-and-metal-theft-probe --- Cite as: Italian waste trafficking and metal theft investigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-waste-trafficking-and-metal-theft-investigation