Guardia di Finanza

The Guardia di Finanza (G. di F. or GdF) (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwardja di fiˈnantsa]) (English: literal: Guard of Finance, paraphrased: Financial Police or Financial Guard) is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. It is a militarized police force, forming a part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, not the Ministry of Defence. Guardia di Finanza is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's primary agency for suppressing the illegal drug trade. It maintains over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft to serve in its mission of patrolling Italy's territorial waters. It also has the role of border police and customs duties at Italian airports.

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Guardia di Finanza
Coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza, depicting the Cimon della Pala
Motto	Nec Recisa Recedit Does not retreat even if broken
Agency overview
Formed	October 5, 1774
Employees	68,134[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Italy
Operations jurisdiction	Italy
Governing body	Ministry of Economy and Finances (Italy)
General nature	Gendarmerie
Specialist jurisdictions	Customs, excise and gambling. Serious or complex fraud, commercial crime, fraud covering multiple lower level jurisdictions.
Operational structure
Headquarters	Rome
Elected officer responsible	Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance
Agency executive	Giuseppe Zafarana, General Commander
Website
gdf.gov.it

Interpol summarizes the Guardia di Finanza as "a force with military status and nationwide remit for financial crime investigations and illegal drugs trafficking investigations".[2]