Youth crime operation in Turin (November 2026)
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Operation by the State Police (Polizia di Stato) carried out in Turin and its province as part of a national campaign against youth crime, with particular attention to groups known as baby gangs and to drug dealing. The initiative, coordinated nationally by the Central Operations Service (Servizio Centrale Operativo, SCO) with the support of the Crime Prevention Units (Reparti Prevenzione Crimine), involved 106 Flying Squads (Squadre Mobili) across Italy [1][2].
The numbers in Turin
In the Piedmontese capital and its province, the operation led to 65 arrests in flagrante, five of them minors, 2 detentions of criminal suspects, 7 pre-trial detention orders and 7 enforced sentences. A further 206 reports were filed against suspects left at liberty, including 26 against minors [1][2].
Seizures
Investigators from the Turin Flying Squad seized 77 kilograms of cannabinoids and 7 kilograms of cocaine, along with a Molotov cocktail, 50 rounds of ammunition of various calibres and 4 edged weapons. About 16,000 euros in cash were also seized, while administrative fines issued exceeded 15,000 euros [1][2].
Monitoring social media
The operation also extended to checking social media profiles, often used by young people to show off weapons, drugs and extortion. In the Province of Turin, 3 profiles were identified for which a formal request for removal was made over violent content and the display of firearms and edged weapons [1].
The national picture
Nationally, the operation led to checks on a total of 236,138 young people, 23,026 of them minors, and to 575 arrests of adults and 69 of minors, as well as 1,695 reports, 373 of them against minors. 299 homes were checked, including 39 reception facilities for unaccompanied foreign minors, along with 365 amusement arcades, 896 businesses, 1,149 nightlife venues, 177 stations and 198 parks, with 1,394 administrative fines issued [1][2].
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Sources
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 2 November 2026
- TorinoOggi — 2 November 2026