The “Drug Queen” in Romania, Elena Marseille Mantu, was found dead in her cell in Rahova Penitentiary. Approached the term for conditional release

Sentenced in February 2024 to 4 years and 9 months for drug trafficking, Marseille was not the only one in the family. Her husband, Gabriel Mantu, is atoning for 10 years and 8 months at Focșani Penitentiary, and their son, Alexander Mario, was sentenced to three years of detention at the Tichilești Center.

Elena Marsilia Mantu was found dead in her cell in Rahova Penitentiary

Marseille and his husband coordinated a network of active traffickers in Piatra Neamț, Bacău and Suceava. With considerable receipts from the sale of cocaine, cannabis and ethnobotanical, was compared to Griselda Blanco, the famous Colombian trafficker.

The tragic incident took place on Monday, June 16, around 5:00, after the transfer from Târgșor. Was found hanged with a robe cord. A suspicious death file was opened, and the investigation is ongoing.

Although it was approaching the deadline for conditional release, it was not reconciled with the punishment received in April 2024. The applications for anticipated suspension or release were rejected. It was initially sentenced to 2 years and 10 months, to which was added a sentence of 1 year and 11 months with suspension from 2018.

The total punishment began on February 14, 2024, and after deducting the preventive arrest, he had to execute 3 years and 2 months. The last request for conditional issuance was considered premature.

The network led by the Mantu family had about 50 customers daily. The judges ordered the confiscation of 285,000 lei from Marseille, plus another 349,000 lei from both spouses, amounts obtained from the sale of drugs between 2018 and 2021