Military personnel of the Provincial Command of Turin they have executed an enforcement order precautionary measures personal information issued by the Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Turin, at the request of the local Prosecutor's Office, against Nine individuals, all Peruvian nationals, are seriously suspected of having facilitated the clandestine entry into Italy of over 150 compatriots.

The detailed investigations – conducted by the Caselle Torinese Company, at the premises “Sandro Pertini” airport – have allowed us to ascertain a real business, developed by the aforementioned Peruvian subjects, owners of travel agencies in Turin, through the preparation of actual "migration kits" for compatriots who were interested in reaching Italy, and then remaining there clandestinely.

Specifically, criminal activity exploited international agreements signed between the European Union and the Republic of Peru which, in order to streamline the entry procedures for Peruvian citizens into the countries of the Union – limited to stays of less than 90 days – provide for theirvisa exemption.

The modus operandi, aimed at camouflaging the entry into Italy, for "tourist" reasons, of Peruvian citizens who, in reality, they remained permanently in our country, consisted in the purchase of discounted tickets which was followed by the compilation and signing of the so-called “invitation cards”, i.e. “guarantee and/or accommodation declarations” including false health insurance (which indicated, in many cases, one of the suspects as the host subjects), as well as in bookings of “fictitious” return flights, later cancelled, which were used exclusively to pass through immigration checks at the border.

The suspects they provided, moreover, a real vademecum on the behaviors to adopt in case of checks by the relevant bodies, as well as fake itineraries and reservations useful for supporting the tourist purpose of your trip.

Such conduct has led to the contestation of the the crime of aiding and abetting illegal immigration was charged to 9 Peruvian nationals, held responsible for having promoted and organized the transport of foreigners into the territory of the State using international transport services and false, counterfeit or altered documents.

The result achieved testifies to theThe Guardia di Finanza's commitment to dismantling criminal organizations who, often with refined criminal techniques, profit from vulnerability and poverty, fueling the channels of illegal immigration.