32,000 packages of cigarettes seizes by Border Police officers within Botosani County Border Police Inspectorate

Border Police officers within Botosani County Border Police Inspectorate detected two Romanian citizens transporting in a vehicle over 32,000 packages of cigarettes, with a Republic of Moldova stamp.
Border Police officers sized all the goods, frozen the vehicle and drawn prior acts of criminal investigation on the offence of smuggling goods and fiscal evasion.

On 28.06.2011, at about 01.30 hours, a Border Police patrol consisting of border police officers within Stanca Border Police Sector, carrying out activities within specific action organized by D.G.I.P.I., stopped in Mitoc a Ford Transit vehicle, registered in Romania, driven by Romanian citizen George B, 23 years old.

On the occasion of thoroughly checking the mean of transportation, Border Police officers detected bulky packages, wrapped in bags, full of cigarettes packages. There were 31.730 packages of cigarettes, Plugaru, Monte Carlo and Winston brands, with a Republic of Moldova stamp. The aforementioned person stated that he got the cigarettes in Mitoc from several people and intended to sell them in Saveni. In order to transport them, George B. was supposed to be helped by an accomplice, Ioan B., 42 years old, the owner of the vehicle.

The cigarettes, valuing 280,000 lei, were seized by Border Police officers and the vehicle was frozen on the premises of Stanca Border Police Sector.

Prior acts of criminal investigation on the offence of smuggling goods and fiscal evasion were drawn by Border Police officers, the criminal record going to be presented to the Saveni Court Prosecutor’s Office.

Based on facts, Saveni Court Prosecutor’s Office forbidden to George B. to leave his residence for 30 days, to contact Ioan B and to drive any vehicle.

Five people detected while attempting to illegally cross the green border

Border Police officers within Nadlac Border Police Sector apprehended five people from Algeria and Tunisia who intended to illegally reach the Schengen area.

Yesterday and last night, two border police surveillance patrols within Nadlac Border Police Sector detected two groups consisting of five men, walking towards Hungary.

The aforementioned people were apprehended at about 100 meters inside from the neighboring territory, at the West side of Nadlac.

Following the investigation was established the fact the two are citizens of Afghan and Tunisia with ages between 24 and 37 intending to reach Schengen area. The aforementioned people stated that they took the train from Timisoara to Arad from where they went by car up to Nadlac, from where they walked over the field till they were apprehended. They acted this way due to the fact that they had no visa for Schengen area.

Border Police officers interrupted their trip and drawn prior acts of criminal investigation on the offence of attempt for illegally cross the state border, following at the end of the investigation to take the imposed legal measures.

Within only two days Border Police officers within Nadlac Border Police Sector detected 10 people attempting to illegally cross the green border.

False identities at the border

Border Police officers within Arad County Border Police Inspectorate detected four people (relatives) from Iran trying to exit illegally our country by presenting at the border control false identity documents.

Yesterday morning, at Nadlac border Crossing Point came in order to exit our country four people identifying themselves with documents issued by Bulgarian authorities.

At the border check suspicions arose in regards to their Bulgarian identity cards. Thus, following the checks of the documents with the support of the equipment was established the fact that they are totally falsified.

Following the investigation resulted that the aforementioned people are Iranians, with ages between 14 and 38 years old, a family (mother, father, the child and a sister in law). They stated that they got the false documents via an unknown person for the amount of 1,000 Euro for all and they acted in this regards due to the fact that they had no Schengen visas, their final destination being Austria.

Border Police officers interrupted their trip and drawn prior acts of criminal investigation on the offence of false regarding the identity and attempt for illegally cross the state border.

At the end of the investigation they will be presented to the prosecutor in order to be taken the imposed legal measures.

Ten Afghani illegal migrants and four Bulgarian facilitators detected at the Romanian border

Border Police officers within Constanta County Border Police Inspectorate detected, in three vehicles, ten citizens of Afghan (6 men, 2 women and 2 children), who, with the help of 4 Bulgarian citizens, intended to illegally reach Germany.

On 25.06.2011, based on some information, Border Police officers within Ostrov Border Police Sector, launched a specific action in the field of countering illegal migration within the competency area.

Thus, at about 04.00 hours, at the end of Ostrov locality, three vehicles registered in Bulgaria, driven by two citizens of Bulgaria M.N. 24 years old and H.N. 49 years old, were stopped.

On the occasion of thoroughly checking the means of transportation, Border Police officers detected 11 people, nine adults and two children, who had no identity documents.

Out of the investigation resulted that one of the people is Bulgarian, G.S. 43 years old, and the other ten, six men, two women and two underage, are citizens of Afghan, with ages between 5 and 31 years old.

Following the investigation was established the fact that they have illegally crossed the border, by walking, guided by the Bulgarian citizen G.S., walking afterwards towards Ostrov. Here they were waited by other Bulgarians with three vehicles who entered legally Romania through Ostrov Border Crossing Point three hours before.

Based on their statement, the Bulgarians intended to guide and transport the illegal migrants to Germany.

Based on facts, prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of people smuggling were drawn by Border Police officers on the name of the drivers, of people smuggling and illegal state border crossing on the name of the Bulgarian citizen G.S. and of illegal state border crossing on the name of the migrants.

The criminal record is going to be presented to the Medgidia Court Prosecutor’s Office and the ten Afghani illegal migrants are going to be handed over to the border Bulgarian authorities, based on the cooperation protocol between the two institutions.