In the last 24 hours, Romanian Border Police officers
asset approximately 22,000 packages of cigarettes, in one of the
situations being necessary to use weapons and ammunition in order
to apprehend the smugglers.
Four people were drawn prior acts of criminal investigation in
terms of the offense of smuggling and possessing outside the fiscal
warehouse excisable goods.
The cigarettes, valuing about 126,000 lei were asset.
Based on data and information, gathered in
cooperation with Information and Internal Protection General
Directorate, regarding the smuggling activities carried out in the
competency area of Halmeu Border Police Sector, Border Police
officers within Satu Mare County Border Police Inspectorate took
the necessary specific surveillance an control measures of the area
for detecting and apprehending the people involved in
smuggling.
Thus, on 10th of May 2011, Border Police officers detected, near
the Hungarian border, several people carrying over the border big
packages in order to load a tractor trailer situated on
Romania’s territory.
In compliance with the law, Border Police officers warned orally
the aforementioned people and for not obeying and trying to run
away on Hungarian territory, the law enforcements used their
weapons, shooting in vertical plan.
Even at this point, the smugglers did not stop, hiding on
neighboring territory. Only one of them was apprehended and
identified as J. Adrian, Romanian citizen, male, 21 years old.
In the tractor trailer were found 15,000 Jin Ling cigarettes
packages, stamped by Ukrainian duty free shops, valuing
approximately 63,.000 lei. The whole amount of cigarettes and the
mean of transportation were asset.
The investigation is in process, being informed about the event
also the Ukrainian authorities, in order to identify all the people
involved and gathering complete information on the criminal
activity.
Yesterday, Romanian Border Police officers
within Giurgiu County Border Police Inspectorate detected 5,490
cigarettes packages with no stamp valuing about 54,900 lei. The
cigarettes were undeclared and hidden in a passengers’ bus (a
double wall amended for this purpose) which transported Romanian
citizens towards Greece.
Thus, on 15th of May 2011, a 43 years old Romanian citizen, Dumitru
O. came to Giurgiu Land Border Crossing Point, in order to enter
Romania. He was the driver of a passengers’ bus, with 51
Romanian citizens on board, arriving from Greece.
Following the specific border control on people and means of
transportation, inside the trailer, in an amended place isolated
with polystyrene, were detected 5,490 packages of unstamped
cigarettes, several brands.
On the occasion of the investigations, the bus driver stated that
he took the trailer, which belonged to a carrier, from Greece in
order to carry passengers to Bucharest, without knowing about the
hidden cigarettes.
The whole amount of cigarettes was asset by the custom authorities
and the bus was held on the premises of Giurgiu County Border
Police Inspectorate.
However, the bus driver is being criminal investigated for the
offence of smuggling and detaining out of fiscal warehouse
excisable goods.
Also the Border police officers within Caras
Severin County Border Police Inspectorate detected yesterday, 10th
of May 2011, 1,296 packages of cigarettes smuggled, as a result of
the specific actions carried out in the competency area.
Thus, around 18.00 hours, in Oravita, Border Police officers
carried out signals as stipulated by the Romanian legislation in
order to stop a Volkswagen vehicle, registered in Caras Severin
County on the suspicion of carrying smuggled cigarettes.
The driver intended to stop, then drove away. As a consequence, the
operational team of Border Police officers started the pursuit of
the vehicle, using acoustic and lighting signals. After 1 km. the
aforementioned car was stopped. Border Police officers found out
that the driver was C. Daniel, 39 years old and the passenger was
C. Nicoleta, 34 years old, both with the permanent address in Caras
Severin County.
Following a thorough check of the vehicle, Border Police officers
detected, hidden in the trunk and in a compartment of the engine
1,296 packages of cigarettes, Fast and Marble brand.
The cigarettes, valuing about 7,780 lei, were asset and the vehicle
is being held on the premises of Caras Severin County Border Police
Inspectorate till the end of the investigations.
However on the name of the aforementioned people were drawn prior
acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling
at the end being taken the imposed legal measures.