Prosecutor sent to trial after driving under the influence of amphetamine and ketamine in Giurgiu
A prosecutor was caught driving under the influence of psychoactive substances on roads in Giurgiu County in the night of 2 May 2025. The Bucharest Court of Appeal is hearing the case at first instance.
Prosecutor accused of driving under the influence of drugs sent to trial in Bucharest
A prosecutor has been sent to trial after being found driving a motor vehicle under the influence of psychoactive substances on public roads in Giurgiu County in the night of 2 May 2025, according to ProTV News.
At around 02:25, a unit from the Giurgiu County Police Inspectorate – Traffic Service stopped the vehicle in traffic. Testing conducted on the spot indicated a positive result for amphetamine.
Toxicological analyses subsequently carried out by the National Institute of Legal Medicine "Mina Minovici" on biological samples collected the same night confirmed the presence in the body of several prohibited substances, including amphetamine and ketamine. "According to the conclusions of the medico-legal expert report, the identified substances impaired the defendant's capacity to drive the motor vehicle at the time he was detected in traffic," the investigators stated.
The indictment was drawn up on 14 October 2026 by prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal – Criminal Investigation Section. The magistrate, a prosecutor at an office attached to a court of first instance, is accused of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substances.
The case has been sent for trial to the Bucharest Court of Appeal, the court competent to decide the case at first instance, given the defendant's status as a magistrate.
Source: Știrile ProTV