Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 72 illegal deeds (23 crimes and 49 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 8,400 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 52,700 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 108,100 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 31,400 means of transportation.
  10 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 16 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 87 illegal deeds (31 crimes and 56 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 7,200 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 349,200 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 96,100 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 28,400 means of transportation.
  15 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and also 2 foreign and 48 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 57 illegal deeds (21 crimes and 36 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 4,200 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 357,300 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 95,300 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 28,400 means of transportation.
  8 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 23 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 79 illegal deeds (31 crimes and 48 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 9,500 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 397,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 98,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 27,000 means of transportation.
  15 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 17 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 101 illegal deeds (19 crimes and 82 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 12,000 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 33,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 103,500 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 25,200 means of transportation.
  9 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 28 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 91 illegal deeds (40 crimes and 51 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 8,600 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 439,500 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 97,200 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 28,200 means of transportation.
  11 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and also 1 foreign and 17 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 57 illegal deeds (29 crimes and 28 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 4,600 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 126,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 114,100 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 31,200 means of transportation.
  5 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 31 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 74 illegal deeds (21 crimes and 53 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 11,400 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 95,500 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 104,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 28,300 means of transportation.
  22 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 73 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Fourteen illegal migrants stopped at the Romanian border from their illegal way to Schengen area

In the last 24 hours, Romanian Border Police officers detected and apprehended 14 people of various nationalities trying to illegally cross the Romanian state border on their way to Schengen area.
In all the cases prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing or attempt of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers.

• On 12.09.201, at about 21.30, a Border Police patrol within Nadlac Border Police Sector, Arad County detected, with the help of thermal vision equipment, a group of nine men, walking towards Hungary. The men were apprehended at about ten meters away from the neighboring state’s territory, close to Nadlac.
  Due to the fact that their presence in the area was not justified and that they spoke no Romanian and had no identity documents, were led on the premises of Border Police Sector, in order to sort out the situation.
  On this occasion was established the fact that five of them are Algerians, two from Morocco, one Lebanese and one Tunisian with ages from 21 to 35 years old, intending to illegally reach France.
  The aforementioned people stated that they have acted this way due to the fact that they wanted to reach Schengen area and had no visas for that.
  On the names of the nine people, prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of attempt of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following to be taken the legal imposed measures.
• Also yesterday, Border Police officers within Lunga and Jimbolia Border Police Sectors, Timis County detected, in the area of responsibility, two groups of migrants. They spoke no Romanian and had no identity documents.
  Border Police officers led the people on the premises of Border Police Sectors, in order to sort out the situation. On this occasion was established the fact that all five are Algerians with ages from 19 to 27 years old, intending to illegally cross the border from Serbia to Romania.
  During the investigation, the aforementioned people stated that they have acted this way due to the fact that they wanted to reach Schengen area and had no visas for that.
  Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following to be taken the legal imposed measures.

Video: 50 boxes of cigarettes seized

50 boxes of cigarettes seized

Romanian Border Police officers within Maramures Border Police County Inspectorate apprehended four people trying to illegally bring into the country about 25,000 cigarettes packages, Ukrainian made, with the help of horses.
The whole amount of cigarettes was seized and the four Romanian citizens were drawn prior acts of criminal investigation in terms the offence of smuggling and illegal state border crossing.

On 13.09.2011, a Border Police patrol within Maramures Border Police County Inspectorate - Viseu de Sus Border Police Sector, detected in a mountain area, at 1,600 meters altitude, a group of people walking along the border with several horses. At the same time, on the neighboring territory a truck which seamed to be loaded with big boxes was waiting.

The aforementioned people came back on the Romanian territory. They were caught by the Border Police officers carrying, with the help of nine horses, 50 big boxes containing smuggled cigarettes.

Immediately, the men were asked to stop, but they ignored the warnings and tried to run, taking advantage of the mountain woody terrain.

Border Police officers pursued the four suspects, apprehending them.

They were identified as V.C., V.K., I.C., V.C., from Poienile de Sub Munte.

After the inventory of the boxes, the fact that they contained 24,899 packages of cigarettes coming from Ukraine, valuing over 213,000 LEI was established.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms the offence of smuggling and illegal state border crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, the cigarettes being asset.

The investigations are in process in order to identify all the people involved.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 69 illegal deeds (38 crimes and 31 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 5,300 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 440,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 108,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 30,000 means of transportation.
  15 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 45 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 67 illegal deeds (26 crimes and 41 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 11,000 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 259,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 109,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 29,700 means of transportation.
  9 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 29 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

A Border Police officer informed General Anticorruption Directorate in regards to intention of a person on bribing him

Officers within General Anticorruption Directorate - Mehedinti Anticorruption County Service in cooperation with General Information and Internal Protection Directorate, under the coordination of the prosecutor within Prosecutor’s Office within Mehedinti Court, caught in the act a citizen, while offering to a Border Police officer the amount of 100 LEI, in order not to take the legal measures against him.

In fact, on 09.09.2011, a Border Police officer within Mehedinti Border Police County Inspectorate- Drobeta Turnu Severin Border Police Sector, informed officers within General Anticorruption Directorate - Mehedinti County in regards to the fact that, C.C., living in Timis County , promised him 300 LEI as bribe. In the exchange of the money, Border Police officer should have not fulfilled the daily tasks, meaning not to sanction C.C., who was detected driving a FORD vehicle and transporting live animals without transportation and origin documents.

Following the denunciation, a flagrant was initiated.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of bribery were drawn in accordance with the provisions of art 255 Penal Code and art 7 point 2, Law no. 78/2000 on the name of the aforementioned person.

The investigations are in process in order to gather evidence for the case, C.C. being loose.

Video: Nineteen illegal migrants detected at the Romanian border

Nineteen illegal migrants detected at the Romanian border

At the end of the last week, Romanian Border Police Officers within Timis, Caras Severin and Satu Mare Border Police County Inspectorates detected, in the area of responsibility, 19 people, citizens of Alger, Morocco and Pakistan trying to illegally cross the Romanian "green border".
In all the cases prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing or attempt of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers.

• Border Police officers within Lunga and Sannicolau Mare Border Police Sectors, Timis County apprehended, in the area of responsibility, two groups of migrants of various nationalities. They spoke no Romanian and had no identity documents.
  Border Police officers led the people on the premises of Border Police Sectors, in order to sort out the situation. On this occasion was established the fact that ten of them are Algerians and three from Morocco with ages between 18 to 34 years old. Nine of them intended to illegally cross the border from Serbia to Romania.
  The aforementioned people stated that they have acted this way due to the fact that they wanted to reach Schengen area and had no visas for that.
• On 12.09.201, at about 21.30, Border Police officers within Oravita Border Police Sector, Caras Severin County initiated an action on countering illegal migration.
  Thus, around 00.30 hours, at about 200 meters away from the border, were detected four men, walking.
  Border Police officers identified them as foreigners with no identity documents. They were led on the premises of the institution for further investigations.
  Out of the preliminary investigations and men’s statements resulted that they are citizens of Pakistan, with ages between 23 and 38 years old and that they have illegally entered Romania from Republic of Serbia.
• Also Border Police officers within Carei Border Police Sector, Satu Mare County detected in the area of responsibility, two illegal migrants, citizens of Morocco, trying to illegally reach Schengen area.

In all the cases, prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of state border illegal crossing or attempt of state border illegal crossing were drawn by Border Police officers, following to be taken the legal imposed

Video: Romanian smugglers apprehended, gunfire being used at the Romanian-Ukrai...

Romanian smugglers apprehended, gunfire being used at the Romanian-Ukrainian border

Romanian Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate detected and apprehended three Romanian citizens who were transporting over the border 7,500 packages of smuggled cigarettes.
In order to apprehend the smugglers, Border Police officers used their weapons and ammunition, two gun fires being vertically used, in accordance with law’s provisions.
The cigarettes, valuing over 67,000 LEI, were seized and the Romanian citizens are being investigated in terms of committing several crimes: smuggling and illegal state border crossing.

On 11.09.2011, at 12.00, while carrying out specific tasks, Border Police officers within Brodina Border Police Sector, Suceava County, detected near the border several 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 three Romanian citizens with ages from 17 to 24 years old.

In the area where the four Romanians were apprehended, 15 big boxes containing 7,500 packages of Ukrainian and Republic of Moldova made cigarettes were detected.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and illegal state border crossing were drawn by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate, which were handed over to Prosecutor’s office within Radauti Court.

The whole amount of cigarettes, valuing 67,000 LEI was seized 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.

75,000 packages of cigarettes seized by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate

Romanian Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate detected and apprehended a Romanian citizen who was transporting 75,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes which were meant to reach the "black market".
Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and driving a vehicle on a public road while the right of doing that was suspended were drawn by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate.
The cigarettes, valuing about 450,000 LEI, were seized by Border police officers and the Mercedes and Mitsubishi vehicle used for transporting the cigarettes were kept on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector, for continuing the investigations.

On 10.09.2011, Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate in cooperation with Custom Inspectorate within D.R.A.O.V Iasi carried out a specific activity in the field of countering cigarettes smuggling. On this occasion, they detected a Mercedes and a Mitsubishi vehicle with three people inside.

The drivers did not stop when Border Police officers legally signaled this to them, so the law enforcements started to pursue the two vehicles, using acoustic and optical warning signals, being able to block the vehicles. The three people left the cars running towards Fratauti.

Border Police officers apprehended T. Viorel, 30 years old, living in Vicovu de Jos, Suceava County.

Due to the fact, that inside the vehicles were smuggled cigarettes, the cars and the person were led on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector, where were detected 74,950 packages of cigarettes, Jing Ling, Viceroy and Doina brands, coming from Ukraine and Republic of Moldova.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and driving a vehicle on a public road while the right of doing that was suspended were drawn by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate, following to be handed over to Prosecutor’s office within Radauti Court.

The whole amount of cigarettes, valuing 449,700 LEI was seized by Border Police officers within Suceava Border Police County Inspectorate and the two vehicles, valuing about 20,000 LEI were blocked on the premises of Vicov Border Police Sector.

Video: Four Romanian smugglers apprehended, gunfire being used and 25,000 packa...

Four Romanian smugglers apprehended, gunfire being used and 25,000 packages of cigarettes detected at the Romanian-Ukrainian border

Four Romanian smugglers apprehended, gunfire being used and 25,000 packages of cigarettes detected at the Romanian-Ukrainian border

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.
  

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 53 illegal deeds (14 crimes and 39 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 8,500 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 510,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 127,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 30,600 means of transportation.
  7 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 39 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

International mission on Black Sea

Romanian Border Police officers participated in an international search and rescue drill on the Black Sea, in the territorial waters of Republic of Turkey.

During the period 05-08.09.2011, a Romanian Border Police delegation participated, with Stefan cel Mare Border Police maritime surveillance O.P.V. (Offshore Patrol Vessel) vessel, in Sea Search and Rescue Drill, activity carried out in the territorial waters of Republic of Turkey.

The activity was carried out in accordance to the provisions of Romanian (General Inspectorate of Border Police) - Turkish (Coast Guard) Implementation Plan for the year 2011 having as objective on one hand the good practice exchange in the maritime field and on the other hand the development of interoperability between Romanian Border Police and Turkish Coast Guard, as a support for the coordination of operational units and for taking the effective measures for countering illegal activities in the responsibility area, and also for searching and rescuing on the sea.

In the joint drill, was involved the vessel belonging to Romanian Border Police and also vessels belonging to the Turkish Coast Guard.

During the drill, the vessel belonging to Romanian Border Police had to intercept and question a suspicious vessel, involved in illegal activities and acted in order to inspect this suspicious vessel with the help of collision and control group.

Also, using the communication systems, the MAI 1105 vessel had the role to inform on the carried out activities and also to fulfill the existing tasks for search and rescue on the sea.

The participation in this activity was a new opportunity for strengthening the bilateral relations with Turkish authorities, in the field of Border Police.

Video: Four Ukrainian citizens apprehended for smuggling

Statistics regarding Romanian Border Police activity in the last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, in the competence areas - meaning border crossing points and "green border" - Border Police officers detected:

• 92 illegal deeds (34 crimes and 58 penalties) committed by Romanian and foreign citizens;
• the amount of penalties reaches approximately 16,000 lei;
• undeclared goods (which were to be smuggled into the country), which exceeded the customs’ legal provisions or were suspected as being counterfeit with a total value of 211,000 lei, were detected;
• the flow of passengers and means of transportation at the border crossing points was about 120,000 people, both at the entry and at the exit and over 30,900 means of transportation.
  9 foreign citizens were refused entry due to the fact that they did not meet the entry requirements and 55 Romanian citizens were not allowed to exit Romania out of various legal grounds.

Four Ukrainian citizens apprehended for smuggling

Romanian Border Police officers within Maramures County seized 3,000 packages of cigarettes made in Ukraine, valuing 26,000 LEI. The packs were crossed over the Tisa River with a inflatable boat.

Yesterday, on 07.09.2011, around 22.00 hours, Border Police officers within Sighet Border Police Sector detected a group of people illegally crossing the Ukrainian-Romanian border, through the waters of Tisa Rivers with an inflatable boat.

Reaching the Romanian territory, the suspects started to get off the boat several big boxes.

At that moment, Border Police officers apprehended the people, but due to the fact the suspects did not obey the verbal requests, the law enforcement had to use the weapons and ammunition, being shot once in vertical plan.

As a result, four Ukrainian citizens, Sviatoslav B., 21 years old, Taras I., 20 years old, Andrii T., 18 years old and Iaroslav S., 22 years old were apprehended.

After searching the perimeter were detected 6 boxes containing 3,000 packages of cigarettes coming from Ukrain, valuing about 26,000 LEI and also inflatable boat.

Prior acts of criminal investigation in terms of the offense of smuggling and illegal state border crossing and the whole amount of cigarettes and the inflatable boat were seized.