A man, detained for money laundering: he allegedly got over 75 million lei from cigarette smuggling
A man suspected of money laundering in the amount of over 75 million lei, money that would come from cigarette smuggling to Romania, was detained and was placed in custody for 20 days.
According to the Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), the law enforcement officers searched his home and office, where they also collected sums of money that would come from criminal activity - over 50 thousand dollars, six thousand euros and more than 50 weapons, some stored improperly, including "hidden in the wall".
Moreover, the cited source announces that the arrested man and other persons from the Republic of Moldova and Romania, allegedly bought luxury cars worth about 7,500,000 lei, luxury real estate in Chisinau worth about 60,000,000 lei with "illegal money", but also a plot of land in the municipality.
