The Customs Agency blocks a 14-ton load of military components without authorization at TCR
Since the beginning of February, a 14-ton shipment of weapons components bound for Israel has been blocked in the port of Ravenna.
800 metal pieces classified as armament material
In total, eight hundred metal pieces classified as armament material and headed to the Israeli company Imi Systems Ltd, which supplies the local army. The emergency seizure was carried out by the Customs Agency and validated by the investigating judge of the Romagna court
 The news has been kept secret until now,
This news has been kept secret until now, and was only mentioned in the local press in the past few hours, after the Ravenna court considered a request to release the seizure from the custody of lawyer Luca Perego, who assists the Valforgi company in Lecco.
An order of over 250 thousand euros
The latter, specialized in forging and printing of metal articles of various kinds, received an order of over 250 thousand euros from IMI Systems in mid-2024 and in turn commissioned the manufacture of the pieces to two companies in Varese.
The latter, specialized in forging and printing of metal articles of various kinds, received an order of over 250 thousand euros from IMI Systems in mid-2024 and in turn commissioned the manufacture of the pieces to two companies in Varese.
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However, as the prosecution disputes, Valforge does not have the authorization to export war material, nor is it registered in the National Register of Companies established at the Ministry of Defense.
The sole director of the company was therefore investigated. The defense line maintains that the company was not aware of the military destination, since these products have an “indistinguishable function”, also used in the civilian sector, although the military nature of Imi and the classification of the pieces as weapon components were undisputed.
Once the pieces were certified by Valforge, Imi then took care of shipping them by truck to Ravenna for loading, but at the Ravenna Container Terminal the Customs Agency proceeded to seize them due to the lack of documentation.according to Shipping Italy
It is noteworthy that in May 2021, Italy’s three big trade union confederations said Friday that workers in the port of Ravenna will refuse to load any eventual “weapons, explosives or other materials of war that could fuel the conflict between Israel and Hamas”.
Iran is reportedly using European ports
On the other hand Iran is reportedly using European ports to provide cover for shipments of weapons to Lebanon’s Hezbollah party, The Telegraph reported
Unnamed sources told the newspaper that Hezbollah has received missiles and bombs on ships that go on to dock in ports in Belgium, Spain and Italy.
