| Guardia di Finanza | |
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 Coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza, depicting the Cimon della Pala | |
| Motto | Nec Recisa Recedit Does not retreat even if broken |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 5 October 1774 |
| Employees | 68,134[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Italy |
| Operations jurisdiction | Italy |
| Governing body | Ministry of Economy and Finances (Italy) |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdictions | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rome |
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| Website | |
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The Guardia di Finanza (Italian: [ˈɡwardja di fiˈnantsa]; G. di F. or GdF; English: Financial Police or Financial Guard) is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the minister of economy and finance. It is a militarized police force, forming a part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, not the Ministry of Defence. Guardia di Finanza is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's primary agency for suppressing the illegal drug trade. It maintains over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft to serve in its mission of patrolling Italy's territorial waters. It also has the role of border police and customs duties at Italian airports.
Interpol summarizes the Guardia di Finanza as "a force with military status and nationwide remit for financial crime investigations and illegal drugs trafficking investigations".[2]
- ^ "Guardia di Finanza - Personale e Reparti". Gdf.gov.it. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Italie". Interpol. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.