BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors say a customs chief arrested Friday was allegedly caught taking a €2,400 ($3,300) bribe.
Anti-corruption prosecutors said Cornel Costea from the southern city of Ploiesti received the money from a Turkish import-export company.
They said Costea had received about €40,000 ($55,000) from the company since November in exchange for not checking the firm's trucks. It wasn't immediately clear what the trucks were carrying.
A court in Bucharest ruled Costea will be placed under arrest for 29 days pending trial.
Prosecutors said Costea has …
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