The former head of the General Inspectorate for Migration and the former head of the Directorate of International Police Cooperation of the Ministry of Interior have been indicted in the "INTERPOL" case. The head of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office, Veronica Dragalin, informed about this. According to IPN, the indictments are to be notified to the defendants within the next 48 hours.

Evidence gathered over the past 11 months has established that several individuals, acting as an organized criminal group, managed to block Interpol Red Notices on foreign fugitives from various jurisdictions, including China, France, Australia, Russia. At least 28 fugitives benefited from this scheme between August 2022-June 2024.

In Moldova, this scheme involved two state institutions, Dragalin claims. These are the International Police Cooperation Directorate and the General Inspectorate for Migration, both within the Interior Ministry.

"Specifically, the IGM was issuing false confirmations that the fugitives in question had the status of asylum seekers, even though these people physically never entered the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Subsequently, the DCPI was sending false information to Interpol about the legal status of these fugitives," said Veronica Dragalin.

After the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office carried out searches on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, with support from the French and American authorities, Interpol intervened to unblock the Red Notices on these fugitives. In February 2025, on the basis of information presented by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Interpol intervened to unblock the Red Notice also concerning Vladimir Plahotniuc.

Bank records from banks in the United Arab Emirates show bank replenishments totaling more than €7 million during the period of the scheme, in the interests of a company set up specifically for this scheme. During the same criminal period, bank runs from banks in Romania show bank transfers between the wives of two members of the organized criminal group, representing bribes paid for corrupt services in Moldova. Likewise, the accumulated evidence shows that in the period 2022-2024 the object of the bribe also included two luxury cars, which were transmitted through third parties and family members.

At the moment, the wife of a member of the criminal group and the wife and eldest son of another member have suspect status, Veronica Dragalin added.

The case generically referred to as ,,INTERPOL" was opened in April 2024. The Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office has been cooperating with prosecutors and officers from France, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Today could be Veronica Dragalin's last day as head of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. She submitted her resignation on February 19 and was due to serve until March 21. But the Superior Council of Prosecutors could appoint an interim head of the anti-corruption prosecutor's office tomorrow, March 4. The subject was included on the supplementary agenda.