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Romanian Authorities Seized 12 Trucks Carrying Flowers From Netherlands

18:07, 19 Sept. 2011
Romanian authorities checked 15 trucks carrying seeds and flowers from the Netherlands in the last four days, seizing 12 transports and returning three to the supplier, fiscal regulator ANAF announced Monday.

Romanian Customs Authorities Check Flower Transports From Netherlands Over Dangerous Bacteria Scare

15:30, 17 Sept. 2011
Romanian customs authorities on Saturday are checking all seed and flower transports coming from the Netherlands, following suspicions of contamination with dangerous bacteria.

Over 600 Romanian Customs Workers To Be Laid Off

15:02, 06 Iul. 2011
Over 600 National Customs Authority employees, or one third of the employees who have received a layoff notice, will be sacked based on the results of an evaluation scheduled for July 18-July 29, tax authority ANAF president Sorin Blejnar said Wednesday.

Romania To Cut Customs, Financial Guard Jobs By Third

15:50, 24 Mai 2011
Romania's Finance Ministry wants to cut 2,140 jobs in the National Customs Authority and the Financial Guard, according to two draft government decisions.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Fire One Third Of Customs Workers – Bill

08:24, 11 Mai 2011
Romania’s Government plans to fire about one third of the country’s customs workers, according to a draft Government decision that amends the law regulating the country’s National Customs Authority (ANV).

Romanian Anticorruption Prosecutors Indict 69 Customs Workers

11:12, 05 Mai 2011
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors Thursday have indicted 69 customs workers and border police officers from three customs points in western Romania, accused of taking bribes of over EUR82,000 to turn a blind eye on cigarette smuggling from neighboring Serbia.

Romanian Financial Guard, Customs Authority To Remain Separate Bodies

16:54, 04 Mai 2011
The Romanian Financial Guard and Customs Authority will not be absorbed by government revenue service ANAF, which will be reorganized through layoffs and the closing of some regional offices, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Fmr Customs Chief In NE Romania To Be Investigated At Large For Corruption

11:58, 04 Mai 2011
The High Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that Aurel Anea, former chief of the Siret crossing point in northeastern Romania, and 44 border police officers indicted for corruption will be investigated at large.

Ten More Romanian Border Police Officers Placed Under Arrest

08:35, 23 Feb. 2011
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has issued 29-day preventive arrest warrants for ten more border police officers from Albita customs in eastern Romania detained Monday on charges of bribe taking and cigarette smuggling.

Romanian Court Places 15 Border Police Officers Under Arrest

10:39, 22 Feb. 2011
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has issued 29-day preventive arrest warrants for 15 of the 30 border police officers from Albita customs in eastern Romania detained Monday on charges of bribe taking and cigarette smuggling.

Fifty-Three Border Police In E Romania Brought In For Questioning

10:23, 21 Feb. 2011
Fifty-three border police officers, including the head of the local border police, from the Albita border crossing point in eastern Romania were taken in for questioning Monday following raids at the customs point and suspects’ homes.

Romanian Authorities Raid E Romanian Customs Point

08:23, 21 Feb. 2011
Romanian authorities raided Monday morning homes and offices of border police and customs workers in Albita customs, eastern Romania, where dozens are suspected of bribe taking and cigarette smuggling.

Fmr Customs Worker Accuses Romanian Union Leader Of Bribe Taking

11:50, 15 Feb. 2011
A former customs worker at the southern Romanian Giurgiu crossing point said Sed Lex union leader Vasile Marica took bribes from customs employees to have them promoted or kept in their jobs.

Anticorruption Prosecutors Detain 97 Police, Customs Workers In W Romania

09:56, 10 Feb. 2011
Romania’s National Anticorruption Department has detained a total 97 border police and customs workers at border crossing points in western Romania suspected of corruption and smuggling.

Romanian Customs Authority Head Fired Amid Corruption Scandal

07:24, 10 Feb. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc dismissed National Customs Authority head Radu Traian Marginean Wednesday evening, who has been indicted on charges of corruption.

Romanian Prosecutors Indict Customs Authority Head For Corruption

14:05, 09 Feb. 2011
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Wednesday indicted National Customs Authority head Radu Traian Marginean on charges of corruption, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Thirty Police, Customs Workers In W Romania Detained On Corruption Charges

11:10, 09 Feb. 2011
Thirty border police and customs officers at border crossing points in western Romania have been detained following ample raids and five others will be investigated at large, the National Anticorruption Department said Wednesday.

Romania To Merge Financial Guard With Customs Authority To Cut Costs

12:10, 07 Mai 2010
Romanian will merge by yearend its financial guard service with its national customs authority to simplify controls and cut costs, Sorin Blejnar, head of the country’s tax authority ANAF, told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Police, Customs Unionists Protest Over Unpaid Rents

11:53, 11 Aug. 2009
Some 350 members of the Romanian Union of Police Officers and Customs Workers "Pro Lex" are protesting on Tuesday in front of the Ministry of Interior over the funds assigned to the sector and the unpaid rents for the upcoming months of nearly 12,000 officers.

S Romania Customs Employees Under Arrest On Bribery Charges

10:59, 20 Mai 2009
Eight employees of Romania’s roads and highways company, who work as cashiers in Giurgiu customhouse, southern Romania, were placed under 24-hour arrest on bribery charges.

Another 26 Romanian Nationals Denied Access To Republic Of Moldova

17:31, 28 Mart. 2009
Another 26 Romanian nationals were denied access to the Republic of Moldova on Saturday and the number of Romanians facing this situation rose to 250 since Thursday night, chief commissioner Vasilica Tataru, spokesperson for Iasi Border Police Department, eastern Romania, said Saturday.

Non-Declaration Of Goods Worth Over RON20,000 In Customs To Be Considered Felony

12:48, 12 Ian. 2009
Non-declaration at customs points of goods worth at least 20,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2127) will be considered a felony and is punishable by two to seven years imprisonment, according to a draft emergency decree drawn up by the Romanian National Customs Authority.

Romanian Customs Officers Find 26 Iraqis Hidden In Truck

11:13, 20 Nov. 2007
Police officers in Nadlac customs, on Romania’s western border with Hungary, found 26 Iraqis who were trying to cross the border illegally, hidden in a truck that was transporting soap to Germany.