All newspapers today read about massive raids organized by anti graft prosecutors in customs in Constanta, South East Romania and in Bucharest in a file of counterfeit and fiscal evasion. Newspapers claim that Democratic Liberal politicians are involved including an Interior ministry official. Local officials in Alba, central Romania returned in the last years 1.8 million euro representing the car tax which car owners had paid. Several ads at Dacia Duster stirred controversy in Germany.

All newspapers read about tens of raids happening this morning in Constanta, South East Romania and Bucharest in a file of counterfeit and fiscal evasion. Prosecutors seem to also target Interior ministry secretary general Laurentiu Mironescu apparently involved in several controversial businesses and Democratic Liberal Senator Mircea Banias, Romania libera reads.

The newspaper reads that Banias was a former director of the Port of Constanta before he became a Senator. What’s more, the two are partners in equal parts, in the Euro Shipping Services SRL since 2006. The anti graft prosecutors target several activities of this company regarding some shipments from China.

Evenimentul Zilei reads that Banias arrived this morning at the anti-graft prosecutors’ headquarters. He denied that his house in Constanta was searched by anti-graft prosecutors. On the other hand, Mironescu confirmed that his house was searched this morning. Gandul reads about the huge wealth accumulated by Laurentiu Mironescu, general secretary in the Interior ministry.

Apparently he owns an apartment in Bucharest, two houses in which he lives and two holiday houses. In addition he has five fields in Prahova county nearby Bucharest and the rest in South East Romania. He also has over 50,000 euro in bank accounts, lent 40,000 euro to some companies but a debt worth over 320