Massive Illegal Cigarette Factory Dismantled in Italy

Italian police, acting on a request from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), dismantled a clandestine cigarette factory near Verona capable of producing four million cigarettes per day; 13 people were arrested and authorities confiscated the 2-million-euro facility and 25 tonnes of illicit tobacco, with prosecutors estimating large potential profits and tax losses. The report details a physical smuggling and trademark counterfeiting enforcement action and contains no cyber security indicators.