17-year-old arrested in Trentino for supremacist material and terrorist plans.

The State Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy, a resident of the province of Trento, for possession of material intended for terrorist purposes. The operation was carried out by the D.I.G.O.S. of the Verona Police Headquarters, coordinated by the Central Directorate of Prevention Police, with the support of the D.I.G.O.S. of Trento, as part of a search warrant issued by the Venice Prosecutor's Office.

During the search, in addition to several neo-Nazi and supremacist banners, numerous bladed weapons (katanas, machetes, knives, crossbows) and objects intended for assault were found, along with handwritten sheets containing drawings, symbols, and emblems linked to the same ideology. The minor was arrested in flagrante delicto, and the arrest was validated by the Judicial Authority.

The arrest of the 17-year-old falls within the context of combating domestic terrorism and violent extremism of a supremacist nature, phenomena monitored by Italian law enforcement through specialized units such as D.I.G.O.S. (General Investigations and Special Operations Division). This division of the State Police specifically handles investigations into terrorism, subversion, and crimes of particular social concern.

The investigation began with the analysis of online activities, leading to the identification of the user of an account associated with dangerous content. Subsequent investigative developments allowed authorities to trace the minor and obtain a search warrant. The discovery of manuals for manufacturing explosives and extremist ideological material highlights a path of radicalization that authorities halted before it could translate into concrete actions, preventing potential acts of violence inspired by supremacist ideologies.