Operation JUPITER 6, day five: 277 simultaneous searches, damages of 25 million lei
277 home searches took place simultaneously at national level on the fifth day of Operation JUPITER 6, with 29 arrest warrants executed and total damages of over 25 million lei.
277 simultaneous searches on day five of Operation JUPITER 6
On Friday, 6 November 2026, police and prosecutors' offices from dozens of counties, including Bucharest, carried out 277 home searches simultaneously as part of Operation JUPITER 6, News.ro reports. Twenty-nine arrest warrants are being executed, and the targeted persons are to be brought in for questioning in cases with total estimated damages of 25,254,806 lei.
"During today, 6 November 2026, within the framework of Operation JUPITER 6, conducted under the coordination of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, 277 home searches are taking place simultaneously at national level, with 29 arrest warrants being executed in Bucharest and in several counties across the country," announced the General Prosecutor's Office.
Wide range of offences investigated
The 53 operational actions of the day cover an extensive range of criminal offences: tax evasion, money laundering, environmental offences, embezzlement, abuse of office, computer fraud, usury, fraud, putting counterfeit products into circulation, aggravated theft, concealment, pimping, threatening behaviour, public order disturbance, assault and other violence, unlawful entry into a dwelling, violation of the weapons and ammunition regime, and forestry offences.
The prosecutors emphasised that a central component of the operation is combating economic and financial crime. Investigations are focused on tax evasion activities, non-declaration of income, non-payment of tax obligations, illegal appropriation of sums of money, as well as operations suspected of money laundering.
Fictitious orders and counterfeit items on social networks
The investigations also target fraud and computer fraud through which commercial enterprises would have been prejudiced, including by placing fictitious orders and unjustified requests for reimbursement of product value. Furthermore, sales of clothing items and footwear suspected of being counterfeit and marketed through social networking platforms are being investigated.
Special attention is being given to combating offences related to the weapons and ammunition regime.
Environmental and forestry offences
Among the targeted cases are offences affecting the environment and natural heritage: illegal vehicle dismantling activities, abandonment and incineration of waste, transport and sale of timber without legal origin. Illegal tree felling and theft of trees are also being investigated, including through the use of accompanying documents that would contain false data.
The investigations also extend to fuel and car battery theft, illegal connections to the electrical network, loan-sharking and pimping activities, as well as threatening behaviour, violence and public order disturbance offences in the context of conflicts between multiple persons.
Objectives of the operational actions
The General Prosecutor's Office specified that the actions aim at the seizure of relevant property and documents, the questioning of the targeted persons and the gathering of evidence necessary to resolve the criminal cases. "The activities carried out aim at identifying all persons involved, establishing the participation and criminal liability of each, identifying property and values derived from criminal activities, as well as recovering damages and preventing further criminal acts," the institution stated.
Operation JUPITER 6 is being conducted under the coordination of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, reaching on Friday its fifth consecutive day of national-scale actions.
Source: News.ro