What is Customs Surveillance?
Learn about the organisation and functions of the Customs Surveillance Service
Functions
Customs Surveillance officers, both men and women, are agents of authority (fiscal police and judicial police), given the missions they perform and, therefore, are authorized to carry regulation weapons. Its activities are aimed at repressing smuggling crimes and offences, combating drug trafficking and other related crimes such as money laundering, excise tax fraud and other tax frauds, and the underground economy. For this reason, they have extensive training in administrative, criminal and procedural law, community, tax, customs and smuggling legislation.