Guardia di Finanza
🇮🇹 Italy · Customs · 29 reports
- People arrested
- 354
- Plants destroyed
- 3,264,517
- Cannabis seized
- 108.179 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Italian courier arrested in Baveno with 1 kg of hashish
Guardia di Finanza officers arrested an Italian motorist from the Milan hinterland near the Baveno motorway exit. Officers seized 1,036.85 grams of hashish in ten packs from under the driver's seat, plus cocaine kept separately.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.03685 kg21.2 g of hashish seized in Lario Intelvese; youth reported
Guardia di Finanza officers stopped a car in Lario Intelvese and recovered 21.2 grams of hashish thrown away by one of five youths. The youth was reported to the judicial authority for possession for dealing and the drugs were seized.
Charged 1Cannabis 21.2 g165 pursued as Albania destroys 171,566 cannabis plants in 2026 campaign
Albanian police arrested, detained or prosecuted 165 people over cannabis cultivation in 2026 and destroyed 171,566 plants in 593 cases, plus 132,000 seedlings before planting. Presenting the 2026 campaign results with Italy's Guardia di Finanza on 10 November, authorities also reported 17 indoor cases and 89 officials prosecuted for abuse of office.
Plants destroyed 171,566Two couriers arrested at Bergamo airport as 2.3 kg of hashish found
Guardia di Finanza officers and customs staff at Orio al Serio airport arrested a 48-year-old man who flew in from Málaga carrying 219 hashish pellets, 2.3 kilograms, in a belly band hidden in his backpack. In the same announcement they reported the arrest of a 29-year-old courier from Brussels who had swallowed pellets of heroin and cocaine, a separate seizure that involved no cannabis.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2.3 kg11 measures in Foggia as Guardia di Finanza seizes drugs including Mousse hashish
Guardia di Finanza officers in Foggia executed pre-trial measures against 11 people accused of trafficking and holding drugs, with four jailed, in Foggia, Cerignola and San Giovanni Rotondo. Investigators seized about 5 kg of drugs including hashish, marijuana and cocaine, among them a hashish called Mousse tested at 70% to 85% THC.
Arrested 11Charged 1620 g of marijuana seized as Bolzano police report 21-year-old over hashish
Police in Bolzano seized 20 grams of marijuana ready for sale from persons unknown during two days of high-impact checks ordered by the city's police chief, and reported a 21-year-old Tunisian man over a dose of hashish. The same checks ended in one arrest and seven people reported, including two men who resisted officers after a street fight.
Arrested 1Charged 3Cannabis 20 gCouple arrested in Varese with almost 2 kg of hashish
Varese's Flying Squad stopped a married couple in a car in Largo Flaiano and arrested both over almost two kilograms of hashish and a precision scale. Police said the man handed over ten blocks of hashish at the roadside and more was found in a home search backed by a finance-police dog unit.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2 kgThree put under residence order in Avellino case with 2.65 kg cannabis
Avellino’s investigating judge placed three men under a residence order with a nightly curfew in a drug-dealing investigation centred on Aiello del Sabato. Investigators link the case to a February 2025 seizure of about 2 kg of hashish and 650 g of marijuana alongside cocaine.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2.65 kgMan reported in Padua with 240 g of hashish and marijuana
Guardia di Finanza officers in Padua reported a lower-Padua resident after a controlled delivery of a Czech parcel holding 12 kg of plant material laced with a synthetic cannabinoid. At his home they seized 155 g of hashish and 85 g of marijuana with scales and a money ledger; only the 240 g home seizure is counted as cannabis.
Charged 1Cannabis 240 gAlbanian courier arrested in Ciampino with 2.6 kg cannabis
Guardia di Finanza arrested an Albanian citizen in Ciampino after finding 300 g of marijuana hidden in his car’s airbag compartment. A search of a basement refrigerator recovered another 1.3 kg of hashish and 1 kg of marijuana, and the car was seized and the man taken to Velletri prison.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.6 kgTwo arrested in Arezzo with 4.14 kg of hashish mailed from Spain
Guardia di Finanza officers in Arezzo arrested two people collecting two postal parcels sent from Spain that held 4.14 kg of hashish. The Italian and Albanian suspects were placed under house arrest after searches and reported for drug production, trafficking and possession.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 4.14 kg245 marijuana plants seized in Gavirate; two farm owners reported
Guardia di Finanza officers in Gavirate seized 245 potted marijuana plants with THC above legal limits and reported the farm's two owners for drug cultivation. Investigators estimated the finished crop could have been worth more than 500,000 euros.
Charged 2Plants destroyed 245Italian courier arrested with 30 kg of marijuana in Ventimiglia
Guardia di Finanza officers arrested an Italian driver at the Ventimiglia motorway border crossing on 27 October after finding 30 kg of marijuana in his car. Drug dogs Kirk and Rando located the drug in two bags holding 25 heat-sealed packages; officers also seized 2,700 euros in cash, phones, a tablet and the car.
Arrested 1Cannabis 30 kg19-year-old arrested in Sassari over 2 kg of hashish; officer injured
Guardia di Finanza officers in Sassari arrested a 19-year-old student from Friuli on 23 October 2026 after a package from Spain and a search of his room yielded about 2 kg of hashish. A judge ordered him held in Bancali prison on charges of possession for sale and resisting an officer, after he injured a finance officer during the arrest.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2 kgOlbia man arrested over a 2 kg hashish parcel from Spain
Guardia di Finanza officers in Olbia arrested a 27-year-old local man after he collected a parcel from Spain holding 2 kg of hashish. A search of his home found a small amount of marijuana, cocaine and dealing equipment; the force estimated the drugs at about 25,000 euros.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2.0055 kgGuardia di Finanza seizes a tonne of cannabis in a Petritoli warehouse
The Guardia di Finanza seized about a tonne of cannabis in a warehouse in Petritoli, Fermo, where thousands of plants were drying. Seven people were working inside, one of them undeclared, and the agricultural entrepreneur was reported to prosecutors.
Cannabis 1 t1,036 cannabis plants seized along Fortore river in Foggia
Guardia di Finanza officers seized an outdoor cannabis plantation covering 400 square metres hidden along the Fortore river between Lesina and Serracapriola. Officers uprooted 1,036 plants weighing 330 kilograms with an estimated illicit value of over 3 million euros.
Plants destroyed 1,036Cannabis 330 kgBarcelona–Catania: 12 arrested and 1,670 cannabis plants seized in joint raid
On 10 February 2026, Spanish and Italian police coordinated by Eurojust arrested twelve people and seized 1,670 cannabis plants from indoor farms in Barcelona and Catania, plus firearms, cash and assets worth about one million euros; two suspects entered pretrial detention in Spain.
Arrested 12Plants destroyed 1,670Albanian man arrested with 24 kg of marijuana in Perugia
Guardia di Finanza officers in Perugia arrested a citizen of Albanian origin for possessing 24 kilograms of marijuana. The 21 April 2022 reports give no further details on the seizure or the case.
Arrested 1Cannabis 24 kgSailing boat with six tonnes of hashish seized off Sicily
Italy's Guardia di Finanza intercepted a US-flagged sailing boat off Sicily on 13 June 2021 and seized six tonnes of hashish. Three Bulgarian crew members were arrested in the joint international operation.
Arrested 3Cannabis 6 tItaly seizes 20 tonnes of hashish from research ship Remus
Italy's finance police announced on 9 August 2018 that the Panama-flagged research vessel Remus, boarded on 31 July in international waters, hid 20,140 kilograms of hashish in its fuel tanks. All eleven Montenegrin crew were arrested in the mission targeting North African hashish bound for Europe.
Arrested 11Cannabis 20.14 tItaly seizes 10 tonnes of hashish from fishing vessel Quest
Italy's Guardia di Finanza boarded the Dutch-flagged fishing vessel Quest about 130 nautical miles south-east of Sicily on 7 June 2018 and found more than 10 tonnes of cannabis resin. All nine crew were arrested in the operation, run with other European states under the Libeccio International initiative; police valued the haul at up to 20 million euros.
Arrested 9Cannabis 10 tCatanzaro operation - 25 arrested over Albanian marijuana network
Italy's financial police executed 25 arrest orders against a network accused of moving about five tonnes of marijuana from Albania, an operation targeting 'Ndrangheta clans doing business with Albanian suppliers.
Arrested 25Cannabis 5 tAlbania destroys 2.4 million cannabis plants in 2016 campaign
Albanian police said on 7 October 2016 they had destroyed 2.4 million cannabis plants on 219 hectares since June, four times the 2015 total, arresting 248 people in 1,260 operations supported by Italian aerial surveillance.
Arrested 248Plants destroyed 2,400,000Area 219 ha20.5 tonnes of hashish seized from cargo ship Jupiter in Cagliari
Italian finance police found 821 packages of hashish weighing 20.5 tonnes hidden in a ballast tank of the Cook Islands-flagged cargo ship Jupiter after escorting it to Cagliari, Sardinia. Ten Syrian crew were arrested in the joint operation with France, Spain and Europol.
Arrested 10Cannabis 20.5 tAlbania says 690,000 cannabis plants destroyed in 2015 campaign
Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri said on 16 September 2015 that police had destroyed 690,000 cannabis plants on 44 hectares so far that year, 99.2 percent of the crop mapped from the air, with Italian and American backing for the drive.
Plants destroyed 690,000Area 44 haSmugglers torch 30 tons of hashish on the Gold Star off Sicily; nine crew arrested
The crew of the Tanzania-registered MV Gold Star set fire to 30 tons of hashish resin after Italian and Maltese authorities approached the ship north of Malta on 6 September 2013. All nine crew members were rescued and arrested, and the burned vessel was towed to Syracuse, Sicily, for investigation.
Arrested 9Cannabis 30 t136 kg of marijuana seized on Sveti Stefan ferry truck in Bari
Italy's financial police seized 136 kg of marijuana at the port of Bari from a Macedonian-plated truck that arrived on the Sveti Stefan ferry from Montenegro. The 33-year-old Macedonian driver was arrested for international drug trafficking, and investigators put the load's retail value at at least 1.3 million euros.
Arrested 1Cannabis 136 kgItalian navy seizes 15 tons of hashish aboard the Adam off Libya
Acting on a telephone tip, two Italian Navy warships stopped the freighter Adam off the Libyan coast on 12 April 2013 and found 15 metric tons of hashish with a Syrian crew, the first of twenty Libya-route seizures.
Cannabis 15 t