The State Police carried out an important and complex information investigation operation related to transit goods in the port of Gioia Tauro, which resulted in the seizure of 251 almost new large motor vehicles, some of which had almost perfectly falsified identification data. It belongs to well-known and prestigious car brands with high commercial value and a total value of around 22 million euros and has been the subject of several thefts in Canadian territory.
At the same time, 7,650.00 Canadian dollars were seized, divided into genuine banknotes of various denominations found in a vehicle stolen on Canadian territory. Starting in September last year, some containers arriving from the Canadian ports of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and destined to reach the port of All Khoms (Libya) were subjected to careful checks at the port of Gioia Tauro. , Casablanca (Morocco), Mersin (Turkey) and Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates). During the judicial police activity, a total of 483 containers loaded onto 18 separate cargo ships were blocked and checked.