Forces at a mall in the capital. Three foreign traffickers arrested just before ending a transaction of thousands of euros with cocaine
A large drug operation was carried out in the center of the capital, where three foreign drug traffickers were caught flagrantly while trying to sell a kilogram of cocaine, valued at tens of thousands of euros. The transaction was to take place in the underground parking of a shopping center in Sector 3.
Antodrog police arrested three cocaine traffickers. Photo archive
The drugs were intended for the local market and were ordered by a 61 -year -old Iraqi citizen, detained for heroin trafficking in the past. Recently released from prison, he was trying to return to “business”. Cocaine was brought to Romania by two accomplices, a Bulgarian citizen and an Iranian citizen.
The three men were monitored and filmed for about six months by undercover police, who waited for the ideal time for intervention.
During the flagrant on Saturday, April 12, which took place in the underground parking of a commercial complex in Sector 3 of the Capital, even while the traffickers were to conclude the transaction, the authorities detained all the three men, and the drugs were confiscated.
According to the spokesman of the Romanian Police, Octavian Dan, the 61 -year -old Iraqi citizen “It would have been purchased, owned and sold, in the area of Bucharest, doses of cocaine, high risk, quantities unavailable during the criminal prosecution.”
The three men risk 15 years ago in prison for high -risk drug trafficking.
“In our area, it is sold at the price of 40-50,000 euros per kilogram, because the prices are also depending on the distance. The higher it, the more prices are increasing, because they are the expenses of concealment, the change of routes, the bribery of some officials. Cocaine is more sought after and we talk about the fun area, the area,“, Said Cătălin Tone, an anti -drug expert, quoted by Observatornews.
As the “truth” informed, following an annual analysis of residual waters from over 100 European cities, including Bucharest, specialists indicated that, compared to last year, the drug use in the Capital, especially the cocaine and cannabis, increased significantly.
“We see an increase of about 14% in terms of cocaine consumption, we see a slight decrease in MDMA (ecstasy) and we also see ketamine a slight growth. It is more consumed over the weekend, including cocaine, so we see a trend to consume substances in fun. At the end of March, Rareș Achiriloaie, president of ANPCDDA.
