A prosecution officer of the Customs Service, an employee of the Frauds Division of the General Police Inspectorate and a section head of the Frauds Division are investigated for passive corruption. According to the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office, these asked for €50,000 from a business entity for hushing up a case of smuggling, IPN reports.
In a press release, the Prosecutor General’s Office says two of the suspects were arrested in the evening of December 17, when they were being transmitted €40,000 under the control of prosecutors. These tried to get away, but were pursued for several hours and were ultimately caught. The money was found in the car of one of the two suspects and was seized.
The prosecutors also took a series of investigative measures to arrest the third suspect. On December 18, searches were carried out at the homes of the three suspects to obtain evidence relevant to the case.
