An inspector of the Hagimus customs post has been detained for 72 hours by officers of the Northern Territorial General Directorate of the National Anti-Corruption Centre (CNA) and anti-corruption prosecutors in an influence peddling case. The Customs Service employee is suspected of having demanded 500 euros from a young woman in exchange for her employment at the service.

According to the CNA, the customs officer allegedly demanded 500 euros from the candidate, claiming that she had influence over the employees of the Directorate of Personnel Management of the Customs Service of Moldova and that she could convince them to hire her as a customs inspector in the Northern Customs Office. Subsequently, the suspect allegedly received 10,200 lei by bank transfer from the complainant’s husband’s card account.

“Today, as a result of criminal prosecution actions carried out by employees of the Northern Territorial General Directorate of the National Anti-Corruption Centre in cooperation with the Integrity and Supervision Directorate of the Customs Service and anti-corruption prosecutors of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office North, searches were carried out at the suspect’s home and personal car. The mobile phone, bank card and other items of relevance to the criminal case were seized from the scene. The customs officer was detained for 72 hours,” the CNA announced.

Any person is presumed innocent until a final and irrevocable court decision is rendered.