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The Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova dismantled a group suspected of car smuggling. A man was placed in pretrial detention for 30 days

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16 October 2026, 11:17
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A 37-year-old man, considered the main suspect in a case concerning the illegal introduction into the Republic of Moldova and dismantling of several vehicles, has been placed in preventive detention for 30 days, while three other people are being investigated without being detained, according to PCCOCS. Investigators claim that the group in question allegedly used forged documents concerning the origin and identification details of the cars.

The vehicles in question include a Mercedes GLC, a Mercedes CLA, and a BMW 730. The vehicles were allegedly driven across the border by other people in order to bring them to Moldova.

As part of the investigation, the authorities conducted searches in Chișinău, including at car dismantling facilities. Mobile phones, SIM cards, laptops, and documents related to the vehicles were seized. Investigators also discovered cut-up parts from cars bearing stamped VIN codes, as well as more than 10 vehicles undergoing dismantling.

The main suspect allegedly rented a garage in Iași, where another car was being dismantled. The man is also being investigated in a smuggling and fraud case sent to trial in May 2020, which is still pending before the Hâncești District Court.

Context: anchete anterioare privind infracțiuni transfrontaliere și fraude legate de bunuri mobile

Înainte de arestarea preventivă din Republica Moldova, au existat cazuri în care autoritățile au investigat presupuse fapte cu componentă transfrontalieră, inclusiv încercări de trecere a frontierei cu vehicule căutate pentru confiscare în alte state. În astfel de situații, mașinile au fost verificate în bazele de date internaționale, iar cercetările au vizat stabilirea împrejurărilor și a modului în care bunurile au ajuns în România.

Totodată, au fost raportate și operațiuni care au vizat comerțul cu automobile și posibile fraude asociate, inclusiv în Germania, unde poliția și autoritățile fiscale au percheziționat imobile și au arestat persoane într-un dosar legat de vânzarea de mașini second-hand și obținerea ilegală de beneficii. În alte cazuri, anchetele au pornit de la sesizări privind bunuri avariate sau de la rețineri în dosare penale instrumentate de procurori, cu percheziții și ridicări de probe.

În acest context, anchetele anterioare arată un tipar de investigații care implică vehicule, documente și probe materiale, precum și cooperare între structuri de poliție și procurori, pentru clarificarea traseului bunurilor și a posibilelor mecanisme de fraudă sau contrabandă.

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ProTV Moldova
Mașini de lux furate din Europa, introduse în Moldova cu acte false: un suspect dintre cei patru, plasat în arest preventiv. Ce scop avea schema - VIDEO | PRO TV Chișinău
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Peste 2,6 milioane de lei pe patru roți: Mașini furate din Europa, dezmembrate la Chișinău și Iași. Patru persoane sunt cercetate, iar una - în arest
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/VIDEO/ Din Europa, spre dezmembrare în Moldova: Mașini de milioane de lei ar fi urmat să ajungă la piese. Un suspect, reținut
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Ziarul de Garda
Patru persoane, cercetate penal pentru contrabandă cu mașini. Suspectul principal a fost plasat în arest pentru 30 de zile

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