The driver of the truck who last April tried to smuggle into Moldova over €1.6 million through the Leușeni customs post was given a two-year suspended sentence. The money will be transferred fully to the state budget.
The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases said it will challenge the decision in a higher court. The prosecutors demand a real jail term of four years and the collection of the value of the truck estimated at over 300,000 lei in favor of the state, IPN reports.
The attempt to smuggle contraband occurred at the start of last June. Besides the sum of money, the driver also didn’t declare other transported goods. A separate criminal case was started against the beneficiary and organizer of the smuggling scheme. The investigation into the origin and purpose of the money continues.
