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.
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.
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