The smugglers were followed by law enforcement officers and tax officials - the Italian on one side and the Austrian on the other. Between 20-30 customs officers were based in the Val Casies after the First World War, , they carried out strict controls along the border ridge to prevent smuggling. The so-called "financier barracks" were their bases

The barracks are located at the Gsiesertörl, further along this path you come to the source of the Gsieser stream