Romanian Detained Customs Office Chief Confesses To Taking Bribes

Cornel Costea, head of the customs office in Ploiesti, southern Romania, who has been placed under 29-day preventive arrest for corruption on Friday morning, confessed to taking bribes.

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Costea told judges he received 90,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2139) bribe, which he shared with customs workers and other people.

Costea was detained by anticorruption prosecutors Thursday during a raid at the Ploiesti customs office, which targeted local import-export firms and customs workers suspected of bribe taking.

Romanian authorities started massive raids this month targeting customs points throughout the country and nearly 200 border police officers and customs workers have been arrested on charges of corruption and smuggling.

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