This was reported by europeanconservative.com.
The report states that none of the heads of the National Office for the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering and of the responsible units of the Romanian customs during the period under review are now in senior positions, having been dismissed in recent months.
According to the report, more than 1.7 billion euros of declared cash passed through Romania.
The report shows that Ukraine was the main source of origin of the funds (73%), followed by Moldova and Turkey. The main destinations of the declared cash were Turkey, Austria and Romania itself.
The most popular routes were Ukraine-Romania-Austria and Ukraine-Romania-Turkey.
The ministry’s revelations paint a picture of a highly professional courier system: of the 1,464 declarations filed by travelers from Ukraine, a shocking 64% were filed by just 21 people. The findings show that legal provisions and internal regulations concerning the control of funds entering or leaving the European Union were repeatedly violated.
Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said this phenomenon peaked between March and May 2025, reaching almost €100 million in a single month. And from June 2025 and at the beginning of 2026, the volumes began to decline amid increased controls and monitoring measures.
