Goods worth over one billion seized for direct tax and VAT crimes, 9,020 total tax evaders discovered , 14,540 reported and 389 arrested. This is the balance of the activity of the Guardia di Finanza in the fight against tax evasion and fraud in 2019, released on the occasion of the 246th anniversary of the foundation of the Corps.
During the coronavirus emergency, then, the yellow flames seized a total of 26.3 million masks, one million of which for speculative price maneuvers: in some cases the mark-ups reached 6,000% compared to the purchase price.