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Director General of Customs Benjamín Mayorga announced an initiative to engage with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza to strengthen cooperation regarding customs control, smuggling prevention, and the fight against economic and financial crimes. The initiative aims to help protect legitimate trade and bolster institutional capabilities.
Mayorga reported a visit from Colonel Paolo Brucato, the economic-financial attaché for Italy’s Guardia di Finanza, with whom he discussed cooperation opportunities between the two institutions. The meeting provided a forum to address mechanisms for sharing experiences and expertise related to the oversight of foreign trade operations.
As part of this engagement, authorities will work on drafting a cooperation agreement to establish a formal framework for joint actions. The agreement will also facilitate the exchange of experiences and knowledge between the institutions of both countries.
A primary objective of this cooperation is to strengthen controls to prevent smuggling, an activity that can harm formal trade and create an uneven playing field for companies that comply with their customs and tax obligations.
The exchange of experiences will also focus on enhancing institutional capabilities to identify and prevent operations linked to economic and financial crimes. For the authorities, international cooperation mechanisms expand the tools available to address these risks within commercial activities.
The initiative also includes joint actions designed to protect legitimate trade. The goal is to ensure greater security and oversight for legally conducted operations while simultaneously strengthening the capabilities of the institutions responsible for customs activities.
Mayorga noted that these efforts align with the goal of fostering a customs system that facilitates trade while enhancing security through international cooperation. From an economic perspective, robust customs controls help protect legitimate, formal commercial operations.
With the drafting of the agreement, El Salvador Customs and Italy’s Guardia di Finanza will move toward more structured cooperation, focusing on the exchange of experiences, institutional strengthening, and the prevention of illicit activities that could affect legitimate trade.
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