Synthesis of the events at the border in the last 24 hours

Within the last 24 hours Romanian Border Police carried out specific activities within the area of responsibility in regards to state border surveillance and checks, counter and prevent illegal migration and cross border criminality. The main events were as follows:

Child from Sulina rescued by Romanian Border Police

On 26.01.2012, at about 18.30 hours, Romanian Border Police officers within Coast Guard were asked to act in order to save and rescue a child’s life, by transporting him to the hospital with one of their vessels.
The child reached the hospital safely and received the medical help needed.

Counterfeit cosmetics at Agigea

Based on risk analysis a joint team consisting of Romanian Border Police officers within Coast Guard and custom’s officers checked a container arrived from China, loaded with 10.560 counterfeit cosmetics.
All the imposed legal measures were taken by Border police officers, the cosmetics being seized.

Nine illegal migrants detected at the border

Romanian Border Police officers within Lunga Border Police Sector, Timis County, detected nine illegal migrants, Algerians and Moroccans, with ages from 19 to 34 years old, intending to illegally cross Serbian - Romanian green border.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of illegal state border crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following at the end of the investigation to be taken all the imposed legal measures.

Without driving license at the border

Romanian Border Police officers within Moravita Border Crossing Point, Timis County, detected a Romanian driving an Opel without a driving license.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of usage driving a car without having a driving license were drawn by Border Police officers, following at the end of the investigation to be taken all the imposed legal measures.

Romanian citizenship for 300 EUROS

Romanian Border Police officers within Cenad Border Crossing Point, Timis County, detected a woman, citizen of Republic of Moldova, trying to illegally cross the border by using a Romanian identity card, which she managed to get for 300 Euros.
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of attempt of illegal state border crossing, of complicity to forgery, of falsification in regards to her identity and usage of falsified documents were drawn by Border Police officers, following at the end of the investigation to be taken all the imposed legal measures.

The Romanian Border Police s the specialized state institution which carries out the attributions appertaining to it and referring to the surveillance and control of the crossing of the state border ... read more