UPDATE:
The driver of the van with diplomatic plates, detained during a SIS-CUSTOMS operation, was indicted. The operation was carried out on Saturday at the Palanca customs post, when authorities found boxes of anabolic steroids, worth over 8 million lei.
Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) took over the case and indicted the driver for attempted smuggling of anabolic steroids and psychotropic substances. Consequently, PCCOCS will submit a request for a 30-day arrest warrant.
According to the law, the crime of smuggling is punishable by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years for individuals, while for entities – by a fine amounting from 300 000 to 500 000 lei and deprivation of the right to exercise a certain activity or termination of the entity.
We remind that, on 5 December, at Palanca customs post, officers of the Security and Intelligence Service jointly with the employees of the Customs Service countered an attempt of illicit trafficking in anabolic steroids. The products were found in the cargo compartment of a van with CD (diplomatic corps) license plates.
