Romanian police and prosecutors conducted more than 200 searches across the country as part of the larger Jupiter 4 operation on Tuesday, November 4. The searches concern offenses like fraud, forgery of documents, counterfeiting, tax evasion, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, and abuse of office, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Jupiter operation contributes to strengthening the efforts of law enforcement institutions to combat criminal activity at the national level, through coordinated and actions aimed at dismantling networks involved in illegal activities,\u201d stated the Public Ministry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The searches are part of the Jupiter 4 operation, which began on Monday, November 3, and included 78 home searches. As part of this, searches were also conducted at the offices of companies belonging to brothers and food industry investors Ioan and Viorel Micula, according to ProTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n In total, prosecutors said they identified damages amounting to RON 175 million and EUR 1.6 million on Monday. Out of this sum, RON 163 million in damages result from tax evasion, which took place through \u201ca complex mechanism\u201d that transferred land, buildings, and so on to other commercial companies under the control of the same individuals.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n