Police conduct 304 raids under Operation Jupiter 6 in Arad region
Investigators target suspected economic crimes, including tax evasion and money laundering.
Police launched Operation Jupiter 6 nationwide on Monday, 2 November, coordinating raids under the authority of the Public Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
By 3 November, investigators carried out 304 home searches across Romania, including in Arad city and Vladimirescu commune, as part of cases into alleged economic crimes.
The searches were conducted by police from the SICE unit within IPJ Arad, under the supervision of case prosecutors, in ongoing criminal investigations.
Prosecutors allege a wide range of offences, including tax evasion, smuggling and aggravated smuggling, money laundering, forgery of private documents, material forgery in official records, fraud, forgery and use of forgery, computer fraud, computer-related forgery, identity-related forgery, counterfeiting, embezzlement, threats and blackmail, robbery, robbery with aggravating circumstances, abuse of office, illegal obtaining of funds, and corruption-related offences.
Investigations also cover alleged violations involving weapons and ammunition, use of a weapon without right, illegal hunting and bribery related to offences, toxic substance trafficking, illegal logging and theft of trees, and introducing, modifying or deleting computer data in an integrated forest information system to produce incorrect results. Investigators also look at alleged transport of wood materials without required documents or legal provenance, breaches of hunting capture rules, and public order disturbances.
Officials said the aim is to document alleged criminal activity, recover damages and make seized assets unavailable. People identified during the operation will be taken for questioning, with legal measures taken in each case.
Operation Jupiter 6 began with multiple actions across the country, with 202 home searches completed and 23 warrants for bringing suspects issued. Investigators reported a damage figure of 67,204,581 lei and 1,520,000 euros. The operation is expected to continue throughout the week, and more information will be released as the investigations progress.
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Source:
Critic Arad