Police wrapped up Operation Jupiter in Bistrita-Nasaud with 95 home raids, carried out by officers from multiple units under prosecutors’ oversight, TimpOnline reported. The operation targeted suspected crimes involving weapons and ammunition, tax evasion, illegal funding, usury, extortion and qualified theft. Officers carried out searches across three main tracks: arms and dangerous substances, economic crime and local criminal investigations. In the weapons segment, the Biroul Arme, Explozivi si Substanțe Periculoase carried out 61 raids into cases involving illegal possession. Police reported finding 7 lethal weapons held illegally, 1 non-lethal weapon subject to authorization and 10 non-lethal shooting weapons also held illegally. Investigators also identified 12 legal weapons that they said were linked to poaching, along with related ammunition. Preventive measures were ordered for 17 people in this part of the operation, including 6 people placed under arrest and 11 put under judicial supervision. For economic crime, the Serviciul de Investigare a Criminalitatii Economice conducted 12 home searches in cases of tax evasion, illegal obtaining of funds and putting into circulation clothing carrying a brand identical or similar to a registered luxury trademark. Police said authorities imposed precautionary measures on movable and immovable assets worth 1,941,000 lei and seized 88 items of clothing bearing those trademark markings. In these files, two people were detained and one placed under judicial control, while other preventive measures were ordered for 5 people. Other investigations led by Bistrița police covered suspected usury, extortion and qualified theft. Officers carried out 8 raids, seized 40,000 lei and recovered goods worth about 6,000 lei. Two suspects were detained and multiple preventive measures were ordered, including 2 people arrested, one placed under house arrest and three under judicial supervision. In the public order track, police conducted 14 raids into alleged electricity theft. They uncovered 4 additional offences and took 13 people to the station for questioning and identification procedures. Police said the value of goods made unavailable was about 50,000 lei. Investigators say research continues under prosecutors’ supervision to establish all circumstances and apply the legal measures that follow.