Romanian Border Police officers within Suceava Border
Police County Inspectorate detected and apprehended four Romanian
citizens who were transporting over the state border 19,500
packages of smuggled cigarettes. In a different case, Border Police
officers and Custom’s officers within Siret Border Crossing
Point detected 5,250 packages of cigarettes hidden in special new
developed places in the floor of a minibus, property of an
Ukrainian citizen.
The cigarettes, valuing over 181,000 LEI, were seized and the
Romanian citizens are being investigated in terms of committing
several crimes: smuggling and complicity to smuggling.
Thus, on 09.09.2011, in the morning, while
carrying out specific tasks, Border Police officers within Brodina
Border Police Sector detected near the border a group of people
walking from Ukraine towards Romania, transporting several big
boxes.
The aforementioned people were verbally asked to stop by Border
Police officers, but they have ignored the warning and tried to run
taking advantage of the woods. Border Police officers had to use
the weapons and ammunition, gunfire being vertically used, being
able to apprehend four Romanian citizens with ages from 15 to 47
years old.
In the area where the four Romanians were apprehended, 39 big boxes
containing 19,500 packages of Ukrainian and Republic of Moldova
made cigarettes were detected.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of
smuggling and complicity to smuggling were drawn by Border Police
officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate.
At the moment, Border Police officers are investigating the case in
order to detect all the people involved for taking the legal
imposed measures.
Also, Ukrainian border authorities were updated, informed for a
joint investigation of the case.
On 09.09.2011, 12.30 p.m., within Siret Border
Crossing Point, a Ukrainian citizen, V. Georgii, 22 years old, came
in order to enter the country, in a Mercedes Benz minibus.
After passport control, Border Police officers and Custom officers
thoroughly checked the vehicle, detecting, hidden and undeclared in
the floor of the vehicle, 5,250 cigarettes, Viceroy Brand.
The cigarettes, valuing 6,405 LEI were seized by the Custom
officers and the aforementioned person was fined for 10,000
LEI.
The Mercedes Benz minibus, valuing 34,080 LEI was seized also.
Press news of Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate