Inspectors from the General Directorate for Fiscal Anti-fraud (DGAF) confiscated a total of 300,000 pairs of shoes without documents of origin, which were worth some EUR 4.5 million.

The goods were stored are in Dobroesti village, Ilfov county, in spaces leased by 14 firms, which were not declared as working points. The network of companies was controlled by a group of Chinese citizens who, via other people of Arab origin, established companies on the names of Romanian citizens with poor economic situation. The companies were used to import, store and sell goods made  in China.

The goods were imported directly from China or brought to Romania from Bulgaria, and were later sold both through a national network of stores and online.

The inspectors also applied sanctions of over EUR 11,000 and the deposits were sealed. The controls took place between September 23 and October 1.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com