Officers in Italy executed precautionary measures against 10 suspects in an investigation into alleged agricultural subsidy fraud involving two criminal groups, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said. The operation was carried out at the request of EPPO in Palermo by Carabinieri Command for Agri-food Protection’s EU Fraud Section in Rome, targeting people suspected of wrongdoing connected to EU agricultural subsidies. Precautionary measures were carried out against 10 suspects during the action, which was ordered by EPPO as part of the prosecution work led from Palermo. EPPO’s EU Fraud Section carried out the investigative steps on the ground, using the Carabinieri force to execute the measures requested by the European prosecutors. The case remains at the investigation stage, with EPPO requesting further legal steps through precautionary measures against those suspected in the suspected fraud operation.