The Security and Intelligence Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) said they had uncovered a scheme through which a Moldovan company allegedly exported dual-use goods to entities in Russia that are subject to international sanctions.
According to investigators, since 2022 the company allegedly exported control and measurement systems designed for training and combat aircraft engines. To conceal the real destination of the goods, the equipment was reportedly declared to customs as “waste recycling devices,” while the final recipient was allegedly hidden through a company established in Russia. The exports under investigation are valued at more than 21 million lei.
According to IPN, the company involved is Comelpro SRL, which allegedly manufactured and exported electronic systems used to test engines for Russian military aircraft over several years. The news agency reported that after international sanctions were imposed, the company did not stop deliveries but instead changed the names of its products in export documents to disguise their actual purpose.
IPN reported that the systems, known as SKI (information control and recording systems), collect and process real-time data on aircraft engine performance, including speed, temperature and pressure. Some of the devices were allegedly compatible with the engines of Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer aircraft and Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets used by the Russian Aerospace Forces in the war in Ukraine.
According to IPN, before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the equipment was exported under the name SKI “AGAT.” From 2024 onward, the same systems were allegedly declared as “parts and accessories for waste incineration facilities,” although technical specifications reviewed by the agency were virtually identical.
Electronic components used to manufacture the systems were reportedly imported into Moldova, assembled at the company’s premises in Chișinău and then shipped to Russia through an affiliated company. IPN also reported that investigators suspect ongoing technical cooperation between the Moldovan company and Russia’s military-industrial sector, including the exchange of technical documentation, software updates and equipment repairs.
On 24 June, SIS officers and PCCOCS prosecutors carried out six searches, seizing components of the control and measurement systems, computer equipment, mobile phones, technical documents and contracts relevant to the criminal investigation.
The seized items and documents will undergo forensic examination as part of the ongoing criminal proceedings.
IPN said it had requested a comment from Comelpro SRL and its representatives, but had not received a response by the time of publication.