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Malpensa Airport customs enforcement operations

Overview

Authorities at Malpensa Airport have conducted several large-scale seizures of unauthorized goods during the first half of 2026. In an operation spanning the first half of the year, the Guardia di Finanza and the Customs Agency intercepted over 8.5 tons of illegal food products, including fish, meat, poultry, and dairy, which lacked required sanitary and traceability documentation. Officials also destroyed 2 tons of vegetable products deemed a risk to European crops.

Between May and July, enforcement actions expanded to include the seizure of 11,400 unauthorized pharmaceutical products and banned insecticides. Confiscated items included substances for clandestine cosmetic procedures, such as botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid, as well as psychotropic substances and unauthorized weight loss medications. Authorities noted that these uncertified medicines may be altered or contain incorrect levels of active ingredients.

Entities

Malpensa Airport · Guardia di Finanza · Agenzia delle Dogane · Customs and Monopolies Agency

Timeline

  1. 15 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Malpensa Airport seizure of 11,400 unauthorized pharmaceutical products

    Italian authorities seized 11,400 unauthorized pharmaceutical products, including botulinum toxin and weight loss drugs, and banned insecticide at Malpensa Airport during recent inspections.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Malpensa Airport: 8.5 tons of illegal food products seized

    Authorities at Malpensa Airport seized over 8.5 tons of illegal food products and 1,157 cosmetics during the first half of 2026, following joint inspections targeting non-compliant imports from non-EU countries

Sources

laprovinciadivarese.it · malpensanews.it · varesenews.it