Police officers in Galați seized 35 luxury cars, valued at 2.8 million euros, in a money laundering investigation

Police officers in Galați seized, on Sunday, November 8, 2026, 35 luxury cars worth approximately 2.8 million euros, following 25 searches carried out in the county as part of the JUPITER operation. The investigation targets individuals suspected of money laundering, and the estimated damage exceeds 3 million euros.

The searches were conducted by officers of the Galați County Police Inspectorate, under the coordination of the prosecutor handling the case from the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Galați Court of Appeal. According to investigators, between 2022 and 2026, the suspects allegedly used money obtained from criminal activities to purchase luxury cars, which were subsequently registered in the names of relatives or close associates.

Through this mechanism, they allegedly attempted to conceal the origin of the funds and the identity of the actual beneficiaries, creating the appearance that the assets had been legally obtained.

During the searches, approximately 300,000 lei, a non-lethal weapon, documents, and other evidence were also seized. Investigations are continuing to establish the full extent of the criminal activity and identify all those involved. The operations received support from intervention teams from Special Actions and from gendarmes in Galați and Bacău.