On March 4, 2025, a 26-year-old Brazilian citizen was detected at Henri Coandă International Airport carrying two packages containing approximately 500 grams of cocaine, which were strapped to his legs with adhesive tape. The drugs were portioned into 78 capsules.
During a body scan using an X-ray scanner provided by the Border Police, several unusual formations were observed inside the suspect's abdomen, which did not correspond to human anatomy. Consequently, the suspect was taken to a medical facility, where, during hospitalization, he expelled 62 capsules containing approximately 350 grams of powdered substance (currently undergoing forensic analysis).
Yesterday, the judge for rights and liberties at the Bucharest Tribunal ordered the preventive arrest of the suspect for a period of 30 days. He is being investigated for committing the offenses of international trafficking of high-risk drugs and domestic trafficking of high-risk drugs.
The operation was carried out by border police officers from the Surveillance and Border Crossing Control Center at Bucharest-Otopeni Airports, under the coordination of prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism – Central Structure, in collaboration with officers from the Ilfov Organized Crime Fighting Service and with the support of police officers from the Bucharest Regional Transport Police Section.
We emphasize that throughout the entire criminal process, the individuals under investigation benefit from the rights and procedural guarantees provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as the presumption of innocence.
