Italian police search couriers in tax and labour probe into Amazon, SDA and GLS

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17/12/2024 17:52

MILAN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Italy's tax police on Tuesday
searched the headquarters of nine courier companies for alleged
false invoices benefiting ecommerce and logistics giants Amazon
 AMZN.O , SDA and GLS, a search order reviewed by Reuters said.
    Prosecutors in the northwestern city of Turin are
investigating Amazon Italia Transport and Amazon City Logistica,
Italian units of Amazon, SDA Express Courier and General
Logistics System Enterprise (GLS) for alleged tax fraud and
illegal labour practices, according to the 23-page order.
    SDA is part of Poste Italiane  PST.MI  group, while GLS is a
subsidiary of British group International Distribution Services
 IDSI.L .
    Poste declined to comment. Amazon had no immediate comment
when reached by Reuters. GLS did not reply to an e-mailed
request for comment from Reuters.
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 (Reporting by Emilio Parodi ad Elvira Pollina, editing by Keith
Weir and Hugh Lawson)
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