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Deputy Border Police chief detained in case involving cigarettes worth 6.4 million lei

The investigation concerns 3 special-status officials suspected of stealing cigarettes held as evidence.

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In brief

  • According to the National Anticorruption Center, the investigation concerns 3 special-status public officials within the Border Police.
  • The cigarettes under investigation had been placed in storage as evidence, according to the National Anticorruption Center.
  • The detained deputy head of the regional directorate was placed in the National Anticorruption Center’s detention facility.
  • The National Anticorruption Center and the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office are continuing their investigation to establish the circumstances and identify any people involved.

A deputy head of a regional Border Police directorate was detained for 72 hours in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of cigarettes held in custody, worth 6.4 million lei. The National Anticorruption Center (NAC) released the information on November 5, 2026.

What alleged offenses are being investigated?

The investigation conducted by the NAC together with the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office concerns property entrusted for safekeeping, not a new seizure of cigarettes. According to case materials presented by the NAC, the people under investigation allegedly stole some of the boxes of cigarettes that constituted evidence.

The 3 officials under investigation had management and coordination responsibilities within the regional directorate, as well as responsibility for safeguarding the property entrusted to them. Investigators suspect that the officials used their positions to steal cigarettes worth a total of 6.4 million lei.

What did investigators do?

The deputy head of the regional directorate was detained as part of special investigative measures and criminal proceedings. According to the NAC, employees of the General Inspectorate of the Border Police provided support for these actions.

Following searches, investigators seized items and documents that the NAC considers relevant to the case. The deputy head, detained for 72 hours, was taken to the NAC’s detention facility.

What happens next in the case?

The investigation is continuing to establish all the circumstances, identify any people involved and document the alleged offenses, according to the NAC. The people under investigation are presumed innocent until a final and irrevocable court ruling is issued.

Sources

  1. Centrul Național Anticorupție — Țigări în valoare de 6,4 milioane de lei, sustrase din custodie. CNA și PA au descins la Poliția de Frontieră, iar un șef adjunct de direcție a fost reținut

Written with AI assistance from the official sources above and checked by the editors.

What we checked (8 claims and their sources)

Every figure, date and name in the article, with the official source it comes from (in Romanian). The check against sources is automatic, before editor approval.

  1. CNA a publicat informațiile despre dosar pe 5 noiembrie 2026. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  2. Valoarea țigărilor presupus sustrase din custodie este de 6,4 milioane de lei. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  3. Dosarul vizează 3 funcționari publici cu statut special din cadrul Poliției de Frontieră, inclusiv un șef adjunct al unei direcții regionale. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  4. Șeful adjunct al direcției regionale a fost reținut pentru 72 de ore și plasat în izolatorul CNA. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  5. CNA desfășoară acțiuni de urmărire penală împreună cu Procuratura Anticorupție într-o cauză de presupusă delapidare a bunurilor aflate în custodie. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  6. Țigările erau corpuri delicte transmise spre păstrare, iar persoanele vizate aveau atribuții de conducere, coordonare și asigurare a integrității bunurilor încredințate. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  7. Acțiunile au fost realizate cu sprijinul angajaților Inspectoratului General al Poliției de Frontieră, iar la percheziții au fost ridicate obiecte și documente relevante pentru cauză. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
  8. Investigațiile continuă, iar CNA precizează că persoanele vizate beneficiază de prezumția de nevinovăție până la o decizie judecătorească definitivă și irevocabilă. — Centrul Național Anticorupție
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