The police and DIICOT prosecutors conducted searches in Bucharest, at the request of the German authorities, in a case targeting an organized criminal group involved in tax evasion.

The police and DIICOT prosecutors conducted two searches in Bucharest, at the request of the German authorities, in a case targeting an organized criminal group involved in tax evasion. The administrators of some construction companies are suspected of having obtained significant sums of money by evading tax obligations and social contributions.

The money was subsequently laundered through complex financial transactions or investments in precious metals. The actions in Romania took place simultaneously with searches in Germany and Austria.

As a result of these actions, documents, data storage media, gold and silver coins, as well as cash amounts were seized. Four German citizens were placed under preventive arrest for non-payment of social contributions and money laundering. Representatives of the German authorities participated in the operation carried out in Romania.