Italy Co-operation with FBI Against Terrorism, Organised Crime, Drug Trafficking

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minnit has paid an official visit to the US. He met with American homogent, Kirstjen Nielsen, with FBI Director General Christopher Wray and with American Justice Minister Jeff Sessions.

On an official note, Italian Interior Ministry reports that the main issues the Minister Minni has discussed with Italian colleagues is co-operation for security and stability in the Mediterranean, as well as co-operation to fight against the risk of terrorism, organised crime and drug trafficking across the Mediterranean.

US Italy has decided to reinforce exchange of intelligence services information about I's fighters The SIS that through the Mediterranean route try to enter Europe.

After the recent losses suffered by the Islamic State Army, it is suspected that many jihadists have been positioned and reshuffled on Libyan territory.

For Italian media, Minister Minni says “is estimated to be about 25 thousand jihadists who have left the military front The SIS's exchange of information with American authorities will help us to understand where they are today. ”

American authorities have also decided to trust the Italian border police with security control, visa control and passports for all passengers crossing transit through Italy to travel to the US.

Italy will be the first country of the Schengen area to do so through its two important airports, the Fiumicino airport in Rome and Malpensa in Milan.

The security check at Italian airports will avoid long lines of inspection at US Airports of JFK in New York and Dullas in Washington DC.