Prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and officers of its Cybercrime Combat Service (DCCO) carried out on Wednesday seven home searches in the counties of Gorj and Hunedoara to dismantle a group of Romanians who managed webpages where contract killing orders could be filed.According to a DIICOT press statement, the searches were conducted on a request for a rogatory commission sent by the US in a case concerning the investigation of several Romanian citizens for organising a criminal group, soliciting to murder and money laundering.Also involved in the operation was the US Homeland Security Investigations and the Diplomatic Security Service of US Embassy in Bucharest."As a matter of fact, the United States judicial authorities are targeting an organised criminal group that ran websites that posted offers for contract killings. The sites were only accessible through a network that used software programmed to conceal online surfing by encryption and traffic redirection via intermediary relays. The sites seem to accept service payment in cryptocurrency only. The US have determined that this group consists of five or more people located in Romania who acted in a coordinated manner for the administration of those sites and in order to launder proceeds from soliciting to murder," says DIICOT.The damage caused in this case is put at about 500,000 euros.During the raids, computers, telephones, documents of interest to the case were discovered and seized, and the amount of 30,000 lei was impounded.The persons on whom arrest warrants were issued (5 suspects and 4 witnesses) were taken to the police units where the home searches were carried out for interviews to continue the investigation.
Four documentaries on topics such as identity, memory, responsibility, and courage will be screened at the Czech Center in Bucharest as part of the upcoming edition of the Documentary Mondays program. The program opens on February 23 with Simona Constantin’s Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?, a portrait of fiddler Gheorghe "Caliu" Anghel, nicknamed […]
Romania is set to host the prestigious international high school debating tournament “Cambridge Union Schools,” under the auspices of the Cambridge Union, between February 21-22 at the National Bilingual College “George Coșbuc” in Bucharest. This marks the first time an official tournament organized under a Cambridge license is being held in Romania. During the competition, […]
The average sale price for new homes in Bucharest has increased over the past 5 years by over 50%, from EUR 1,480 to EUR 2,273 per usable square meter. At the same time, the average rent rose by 45%, from EUR 8.6 to EUR 12.3 per usable square meter, according to a report from real […]
Defense minister Radu Miruţă received a delegation of the Congress of the United States of America led by Democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen on Monday, February 16. Together, they visited the F-16 Training Center in Feteşti. The officials toured the facility, which was inaugurated in 2023 at the 86th Feteşti Air Base. Nowadays, the base "is an advanced […]
Starting Tuesday afternoon, February 17, Bucharest and 12 counties in the Muntenia and Moldova regions are under an Orange Code warning for heavy snowfall, strong wind intensifications, and severe blizzard, with the snow layer expected to reach up to 50 centimeters, the National Meteorological Administration (ANM) announced. Florinela Georgescu, forecasting director, told Digi24...
Romania’s National Paralympic Committee officially announced that two athletes will represent the country at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, a competition that will bring together the best Paralympic athletes in the world in winter disciplines between March 6-15. Mihăiţă Papară (para snowboard, class SB-LL1) and Andrei-Sorin Popa (para alpine skiing, class LW9-2, standing) were confirmed […]
