"Emperor of the underworld" Petre Geamănu arrested for poaching in Dâmbovița
Petre Geamănu, member of the "Frații Geamănu" clan, has been placed in preventive custody for 30 days. Rifles with scopes, 830 cartridges and 10 hunting dogs were found on his property.
Four men detained for poaching in Dâmbovița, two placed in preventive custody
Four men aged between 32 and 59 were detained on 12 November by police officers from Moreni, under investigation for game poaching, violation of firearms and ammunition regulations and unauthorised use of weapons, according to e-politic.ro.
Among those arrested is Petre Ilie, known as Petre "Geamănu", member of the "Frații Geamănu" clan and nicknamed the "Emperor of the underworld", according to information from Mediafax.
Illegal hunting for over a year, without permits
According to evidence gathered by investigators, in the period February 2025 – March 2026, the four men are alleged to have repeatedly hunted without possessing hunting permits, in areas outside the localities I.L. Caragiale, Dărmănești and Vlădeni.
They are alleged to have used illegally held weapons and hunting dogs specially trained for hunting, which belonged to Petre Geamănu.
The detentions were carried out by the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Moreni Municipal Police, under the coordination of a prosecutor from the Office of the Prosecutor attached to the Moreni Court.
What investigators discovered following searches
Police officers executed five house search warrants at the residences of the four suspects. Following the raids, four hunting weapons were seized — including rifles with scopes — more than 830 cartridges, 20 kilograms of lead shot, approximately 90 kilograms of game, 10 hunting dogs, three off-road vehicles and six mobile phones.
The operation was carried out by police officers from the Firearms, Explosives and Dangerous Substances Service, the Animal Protection Bureau and the Criminal Forensics Service, as well as officers from the Special Operations Service Dâmbovița.
Preventive measures: custody and judicial supervision
On 13 November, the four men were presented before magistrates. Two of them, aged 55 and 59, were placed in preventive custody for 30 days. The other two, aged 32 and 53, were placed under judicial supervision for 60 days.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)