romanian police

Romanian Police Chief Ioan Buda announce on Friday that the fired the deputy chief of the Olt County Police Inspectorate, Nicolae Alexe, due to irregularities in the authorities handling of a kidnapped teenager in the city of Caracal, who was found dead on Friday morning.

The Romanian Police announced on Friday evening that it was not officially informed about a possible escape of Radu Mazare, following media reports that the former mayor of Constanta managed to evade authorities in Madagascar days before he was to be extradited.

The Romanian Police announced on Wednesday that it launched procedures to repatriate the fugitive former mayor of Constanta, Radu Mazare, who will be brought back from Madagascar with a police escort on next Monday, May 20.

Catalin Ionita, the chief of Romania’s Interior Ministry’s anticorruption body DGA, published an open letter on Sunday in which he accused Minister Carmen Dan of interfering with the agency's activity, while detailing similar conduct during the time he served as chief of the Romanian Police.

U.S. authorities asked for the support of Romanian border police in apprehending suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who is accused of supplying guns and ammunition that have fueled brutal conflicts around the world, Romanian police said Friday.