Officers from Financial Fraud Investigations of Florești Police Inspectorate, sized alcohol lacking certificates of origin worth 120 000 lei.
Law enforcement found in the household of a 55-year-old man from Vertiujeni village, 60 plastic cans with 20 liters of transparent liquid each, amounting to a total of 1 200 liters.
Investigation established that the man would cross Dniester river from Transnistria with a boat, therefore illegally bringing into the country ethanol.
The man confessed that the alcohol was supposed to be sold in Bălți.
The goods were confiscated, while the man risks a fine from 45 to 65 conventional units.