Prosecutors from Romania’s National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) have detained deputy chief of the Bucharest Police, Roberto Stefan Ababei, on suspicion of influence peddling, misuse of power, and accepting € 13,000 (US$ 14,812) in bribes.
A Moldovan police chief took a bribe of US$ 250,000 from an international drug trafficker, according a confidential document sent by Russian authorities to Moldova’s General Inspectorate of Police.
This morning saw a fresh round of legal action in Montenegro’s so-called “Land Exchange” affair as former director of the coastal city Budva’s Development Agency, Stevica Dragovic, was arrested on suspicion of misusing his position.
A court in Bosnia and Herzegovina has ordered into 30-day custody the former police officer who was arrested last week on suspicion of helping import drugs to the Croatian seaside town of Dubrovnik as part of a large organized crime gang.
A government decree in Russia has ordered a crackdown on counterfeit alcohol products to battle the rise of the illegal liquor trade.
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has published a damning report underscoring how corruption has damaged public finances, undermined citizens’ rights and negatively impacted Romania’s foreign relations, according to Mediafax Romania.
Dragoslav Kosmajac, the man who was accused by the Prime Minister of Serbia of being the country’s most prolific drug dealer before being cleared in a police investigation, has been charged with abuse of power linked to the improper registration of property.
Fabrizio Palenzona, vice-chairman of the Italian banking group UniCredit, is being investigated by Florence’s anti-Mafia department in connection with the alleged infiltration of the finance sector by Mafia figures.
Romania’s National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) has charged Bruno Roche, CEO of Apa Nova from 2008 to 2013, with bribery and influence peddling.
Spanish authorities have arrested 89 people in a crackdown on a large human trafficking network allegedly run by Chinese and Pakistani nationals.