Police Seize Over 18 kg of Drugs in 72 Operative Actions, 78 Arrests
Between 2 and 15 October, DIICOT police officers conducted 72 operative actions, seizing cannabis, cocaine and substantial sums of money.
72 DIICOT Operative Actions: Cannabis, Cocaine and Millions of Lei Seized
Between 2 and 15 October, structures combating organised crime, in collaboration with DIICOT prosecutors, conducted 72 operative actions across Romanian territory, of which 24 were large-scale, according to goldring.ro. The interventions targeted groups specialised in drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering and cybercrime.
During the operations, 248 house searches were carried out and 15 arrests in flagrante delicto were made, with 146 summons executed. The activities aimed to establish the criminal activity of 219 individuals: 78 detention orders were issued, 47 preventive arrest warrants were issued, and 21 persons were placed under judicial supervision.
The seizure balance includes approximately 17.5 kilograms of cannabis, four cannabis cultivation sites with 2,167 plants, over one kilogram of cocaine, 2.38 kilograms of other psychoactive substances, 0.6 kilograms of vegetable material and 740 tablets. Additionally, 12 vehicles, 219 mobile phones, 20 IT systems, 20 storage media, 34 grinders, 26 precision scales and six non-lethal weapons were seized.
The sums of money seized total 752,181 lei, 60,450 euros and 10,980 dollars, to which 200 euros in counterfeit currency were added. The actions involved officers from the Special Interventions and Actions Service, police from county inspectorates and gendarmes.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)