Constanța police conducted 37 raids in a pimping case

Officers from the Constanța Criminal Investigations Service conducted 37 home searches on November 5 in the counties of Constanța, Galați, Călărași, Buzău, Brașov and Suceava, as well as in the municipality of Bucharest, in a criminal case involving pimping. The operation was carried out as part of Operation JUPITER, under the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the General Romanian Police Inspectorate, under the supervision of the case prosecutor from the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Constanța Tribunal.

Investigators’ findings indicate that, between January 2025 and October 2026, 11 men and one woman allegedly induced, facilitated and obtained material benefits from the activities of 15 young women who allegedly engaged in prostitution. The activity allegedly took place in several localities in Romania, including Constanța, Eforie Nord, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Suceava and Timișoara, as well as in several cities in Germany.

The investigation is continuing to document the full scope of the alleged criminal activity and determine the appropriate legal measures. The persons concerned benefit from the presumption of innocence throughout the judicial proceedings.