A massive raid, organized on Monday morning at the Albita customs, in Vaslui county, leavint 53 police officers arrested, under suspicion of bribe taking and favouring cigarettes smuggling.

UPDATE10:53 53 police officers including their chief were picked up by anti graft prosecutors from their homes or the customs and took them to hearings in Bucharest. According to judicial sources, 53 police officers were picked up including four shift foremen and the chief of customs police, Daniel Corban. According to the same sources, no customs officers were picked up.

According to initial judicial sources, anti graft prosecutors targeted 70 customs and police officers suspected to bribe taking and of favoring cigarettes smuggling, news agency Mediafax reads.

There are 114 people working at Albita customs of which 87 are customs officers. At 8:50 over 60 customs and police officers were picked up by anti graft prosecutors. They are transported to Bucharest for hearings, judicial sources said.