Investigation on Romania customs corruption and cigarette smuggling continues with more detained customs workers
The authorities have started as many as 130 searches in the homes and work places of customs workers, hoping to uncover a customs corruption scheme. This is the biggest such operation organized in Romania so far. Suspects have been brought to Bucharest by helicopter for questioning.
Anticorruption authorities arrested 59 border police and customs workers for cigarette contraband last week, at the Siret customs in northern Romania, on the border with Ukraine.
Sources: Mediafax, editor@romania-insider.com