A consignment of military uniforms and accessories without documents of origin was seized at the Moldovan-Romanian borer. The military equipment was to reach subversive elements whose area of operations includes the European area, especially the Balkan region, IPN reports.

The operation was performed by the Customs Service together with the Security and Intelligence Service and the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases at the Leuseni customs posts, at the exit from Moldova. The goods were found in a bus transporting parcels to Europe.

Besides military uniforms, the batch included helmets, tactical vests, watches, lanterns and food products in military packing with labels in Russian. The persons who accompanied the parcels could not explain the origin of the equipment and its purpose. According to the Customs Service, preliminary investigations showed the military uniforms and accessories were made in Russia and were brought from Transnistria. These were to reach Bratislava in the Slovak Republic. The military equipment could have been sold from the weapon stores of the former 14th army.

Similar cases were reported in 2014-2015, when the Security and Intelligence Service in concert with the Prosecutor General’s Office seized consignments of equipment and armament brought from the Transnistrian region.

A criminal case was started over smuggling. The investigation is continued to determine all the circumstances and to identity all the persons involved.