Prosecutors with Romania’s DIICOT detained the former commercial director of Oil Terminal and a business associate in a fuel tax evasion investigation. The arrests were made after prosecutors questioned multiple people in the case at DIICOT headquarters in Bucharest on 12 November 2026, according to judicial sources. The probe focuses on an alleged organised group suspected of evading taxes in the sale of diesel. DIICOT and police from the Directorate for Combating Organised Crime carried out 46 searches across Bucharest and the counties of Constanța, Bacău, Prahova, Galați, and Ilfov. Investigators say that in 2023, four people formed an organised criminal group, later joined by others, with the goal of obtaining material benefits by avoiding payment of taxes tied to the marketing of petroleum products, particularly diesel. Prosecutors also stated that, from evidence gathered so far, they have not established that the diesel sold by group members came from distributors in the Russian Federation. The investigation targets mainly alleged evasion of VAT and excise duties. DIICOT also lists other suspected offences in the case, including forming an organised criminal group, obtaining illegal funds, fraud, illegal diversion of public procurement, and abuse of office, including in continuing form and with serious consequences. The investigation is ongoing, with the two detainees held after DIICOT action and questioning linked to the fuel evasion case.