A man was detained and then placed under arrest on suspicion of money laundering. It goes to the amount of over 75 million lei, which allegedly came from cigarette smuggling, IPN reports.

The National Investigation Inspectorate said that with the ill-gotten gains, the suspect and other people from Moldova and Romania, where the smuggling is also investigated, bought five luxury cars to the value of about 7.5 million lei, luxury real estate in Chisinau worth approximately 60 million lei and also a plot of land.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases noted that that searches were carried out at the home and office of the man, who is over 50 years old. Over US$56,000 that was purportedly obtained from the criminal activity and 50 weapons, some of which were kept non-compliantly, were seized.

The Ciocana Court of Chisinau City ordered to place the man under arrest for 20 days.