According to information provided by anti-corruption officers to the Realitatea press office, investigations into customs inspectors at the airport have been ongoing since the end of 2023, and they connected 22 criminal cases in March 2024. Authorities suspect officials of engaging in passive corruption and influence peddling.
Authorities have detained and charged three customs inspectors while indicting five officials on similar charges.
Officers interviewed witnesses and examined video footage. Authorities ordered expert evidence for the electronic devices seized during the searches.
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According to officials from the National Anti-Corruption Center, law enforcement is currently seeking to prosecute those who offered bribes.
We remind you that on April 1, 2023, authorities conducted searches at Chisinau International Airport concerning a scheme involving the demand for money from passengers to facilitate the illegal entry or exit of various goods from the country. Several customs inspectors and individuals have come under investigation.
The scandal targets Diana Cazacu, a former Intelligence and Security Service employee, and Victoria Cazacu, the daughter of MP. Following information that surfaced in the public domain, MP was excluded from the party. The National Anti-Corruption Center is also hunting for the son-in-law of Socialist Radu Mudreca and the son of ex-Democrat MP Gheorghe Brasovski.