Moldovan Crime Boss Arrested After Selling Weapons to OCCRP Journalists
Ion Druta, one of the most powerful organized crime figures in the Republic of Moldova and the breakaway state of Transdniestr, was arrested on Nov. 4.
Moldovan authorities apprehended Druta, alias “Vanea the Writer,” for arms trafficking. The arrest comes after OCCRP reporters went undercover to buy a Russian made semi-automatic pistol and an anti-tank grenade launcher from Druta in May.