Asset seizure in Vercelli from a prisoner deemed a danger to society
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The seizure concerns assets worth around €100,000 in total, belonging to a man held since 2022 at Vercelli's Casa Circondariale (remand prison) and currently under a semi-custodial regime. The measure, aimed at eventual confiscation, was carried out by the Guardia di Finanza in Vercelli and ordered by Turin Court's Prevention Measures Section against the man, who has been deemed a danger to society and already given a final conviction for drug-related offences and for exploiting prostitution [1].
The seized assets
The order covers a large SUV and two properties located within the municipality of Vercelli, formally registered to third parties but considered to be effectively controlled by the subject of the measure [1].
Previous measures
The man had already been the subject of a similar precautionary asset measure at the end of 2025, following a financial investigation ordered by the Vercelli public prosecutor's office (Procura) under the anti-mafia code. The investigation had been carried out by the Mobile Section of the Guardia di Finanza's Economic and Financial Police Unit in Vercelli. The new seizure was ordered following further investigative work launched by the Turin public prosecutor's office [1].
Purpose of the measure
The operation is part of the Guardia di Finanza's work to identify and target assets illicitly accumulated by individuals and criminal organisations. Assets subject to confiscation can be handed over to the National Agency for Seized and Confiscated Assets, which manages them and allocates them to activities for the benefit of the community [1].
Sources
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 11 November 2026