Massive searches in Cluj County organized by DIICOT to destroy a criminal group that sold high-risk doping substances. The investigations carried out showed that the amount laundered by the organized criminal group would be approximately 2.1 million euros. The leader of the group would have ensured the organization, financing, supply of raw material and equipment (from China and India), remuneration of the members, coordination and control of criminal activities, and the members of the criminal group in the execution echelon would have taken care of the transport of the raw material to a clandestine factory in Argeș.
On May 9, 2024, 34 home searches were carried out in the counties of Cluj, Argeș, Ilfov, in the municipality of Bucharest and in a penitentiary unit, in a criminal case regarding the commission of the offenses of setting up an organized criminal group, carrying out of operations with high-risk doping substances, illegal operations with drug precursors, international trafficking in high-risk doping substances, money laundering and unlawfully carrying out operations with substances likely to have psychoactive effects.
“From the research carried out, it emerged that, during 2021, in Cluj county, an organized criminal group, made up of ten people, would have been initiated and formed, which would later have expanded its activity in Argeș county, the purpose being to carry out operations with high-risk doping products and drug precursors, as well as international trafficking in high-risk doping products.
The leader of the group would have ensured the organization, financing, supply of raw material and equipment (from China and India), remuneration of the members, coordination and control of criminal activities, and the members of the criminal group in the execution echelon would have taken care of the transport of the raw material to a clandestine factory, located in Argeș County, producing high-risk doping substances, storing them, handing them over to couriers and collecting the sums of money related to the deliveries made.
Taking, managing and confirming orders for substances was allegedly carried out by the individuals under investigation through the use of several websites created for this purpose.
From the data resulting from the research it emerged that, through several companies controlled by the members of the group, which allegedly had service contracts with courier companies, more than 29,000 parcels containing such substances were delivered on the territory of Romania, and another 200 were exported to various countries.
Other members would have had the role of falsifying contracts and invoices, in order to give a legal provenance to the amounts of money obtained from the traffic, to make bank accounts available for the purpose of depositing/transferring amounts of money resulting from criminal activities, to deposit and transfer money to these accounts, controlled and used by the leader.
The investigations carried out showed that the amount laundered by the organized criminal group would be approximately 2.1 million euros.
The research undertaken also revealed that, in December 2023, three other members (from the same family) would have organized the procurement, import from Hungary and transport to Romania of 50 kilograms of psychoactive substance (2-MMC), intended for commercialization, the entire quantity being detected and made unavailable during an action to catch in flagrante delicto.
The hearings will be held at the headquarters of the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism – Cluj Territorial Service”, transmits IPJ Cluj.
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