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Romanian Mayor Arrested For Corruption

Karoly Racz, mayor of Romania’s central city of Targu Secuiesc, has been placed under arrest for 29 days on charges of corruption.

Romanian Senator Arrested For Graft Stays In Custody

Romanian social democrat Senator Catalin Voicu, arrested for corruption late March, stays in custody after the Supreme Court denied his request for parole Monday.

Romanian Wanted In Investment Fund Collapse Case Arrested In Jakarta

Romanian Nicolae Popa was arrested on December 2 by the authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia, after in 2006 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Bucharest Court on charges of fraud and the court’s ruling remained definitive in 2009.

Romanian Politician Nati Meir Arrested For 29 Days Under Forgery Charges

The Bucharest Court ruled Tuesday evening to place Romanian politician Nati Meir under preventive arrest for 29 days under charges of forgery, possession and circulation of forged currency.

Brazilian Police Arrests Four Romanians Holding 5 Kg Of Cocaine – Media

Brazilian federal police discovered the Brazilian connection of an international network used by Romanians for cocaine and ecstasy traffic, according to Brazilian daily Globo, who writes four Romanians were arrested in May, found to hold 4.8 kilograms of cocaine and 21,000 ecstasy pills.

Over 30 Romanians Arrested Recently In Spain, Mostly For Theft

Over 30 Romanians were arrested in past days by Spanish authorities in connection with thefts of crosses, tombstones and coffins, bottles of whisky and rum, boxes of gel and shampoo and for allegedly attacking trucks on the highway.

Chisinau Police Releases Detained TVR Reporter

Romanian TVR reporter Doru Dendiu was released by Chisinau police, TVR News Department interim manager Madalina Radulescu told MEDIAFAX.

Three Detained In NW Romania Fraudulent Driving License Inquiry

Three people were detained within the investigation of the manner in which driving licenses were issued in Romania county Cluj, following hearings unfolded Tuesday night.

Spanish Police Arrests 19 Romanians Under Exploitation Charges

Nineteen Romanians were arrested in Spanish cities Barcelona and Valencia, suspected of having exploited 27 other Romanians, by forcing them into labor or begging, according to the Spanish Ministry of Interior, quoted by AFP.

Police Arrest Bucharest Citizen On Child Porn Peddling Charges

The Romanian Police arrested Wednesday a Bucharest local on charges of distributing via Internet to 20 countries child porn images he downloaded from various websites.

Several Romanians Arrested On Rape Charges In Italy

Several Romanians were arrested by Italian police, suspected of having raped, Thursday night, a 21-year old girl in Guidona, Il Tempo reported online.

Spanish Police Arrest Romanian Burglary Suspects

Spanish police cracked down on a crime group specializing in burglary, formed mostly of Romanians. Police arrested nine people in the cities Malaga and Granada, daily Diario Cordoba informed online.

Four Romanians, Three Bulgarians Arrested For Bank Fraud In Greece

Four Romanians and three Bulgarians were arrested in Greece, as they were carrying a large number of fake credit cards, clones of original ones, copied by "skimming." They were active in England and in Athens, Ana-mpa.gr informed.

Second Bucharest City Hall Corruption Suspect Brought In

The second Bucharest City Hall clerk targeted by the corruption sting operation unfolded Thursday by anticorruption prosecutors, and who was under an all-points bulletin, Gheorghe Dicu, was captured and arrested for 29 days under charges of soliciting bribery.

Bucharest Court Arrests One Of The Two City Hall Bribery Suspects

The Bucharest Court issued a 25-day arrest warrant for one of the two City Hall clerks detained by the National Anticorruption Department on charges of soliciting bribery.

International Drug Ring Leader Arrested In Bucharest

One Bucharest citizen, wanted for 13 years by Australian authorities under charges of running a network that organized at least 18 transports of cocaine from Latin America to Australia, was arrested by Romanian border police on a street in Bucharest.

Major Romanian Cannabis Dealer Arrested

A Bucharest citizen, considered the largest cannabis dealer, was arrested under charges of producing and selling on the Romanian black market over 150 kilograms of cannabis and byproducts, thus obtaining an approximate profit of EUR150,000, the Romanian Police said Thursday.

Romanian Citizen Arrested In Greece For Ovule Trafficking

A 41-year old Romanian citizen was arrested, Wednesday night, on the island of Crete, under charges of trafficking and selling human ovules, which he obtained from two Romanian women whom he kidnapped together with another Romanian woman, ANA-MPA informed.