Codrin-Horatiu Miron, a candidate for the position of chief prosecutor with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DDICOT), announced on Wednesday that, if appointed to lead the institution, he would launch a "total offensive" against drug use and trafficking, stating that the Port of Constanta is "the main gateway" for drugs entering Romania.
"On the drug front, the offensive will be total. The necessary tools exist. We have the CSAT decision from October 2023, which labelled drug consumption as an issue of individual and national security, and certain institutional working groups have already been set up, both on prevention and on enforcement, with the mission of placing particular emphasis on street-level drug trafficking, trafficking in public institutions - and here I mean schools and universities - and drug trafficking involving minors," said Codrin-Horatiu Miron, head prosecutor at DIICOT Timisoara, during his interview before the Commission convened at the Ministry of Justice, agerpres reports.
He added that the Port of Constanta is "the main gateway" for drugs entering Romania.
"We all know that Romania is a transit country for drugs. We are talking about the cross-border heroin route, which runs from Afghanistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, to Western Europe. The traditional cocaine route - South America, mainly Colombia, Romania, Western European countries. The traditional synthetic drug route: MDMA and amphetamines, as well as new psychoactive substances, originating in the Netherlands. And the traditional hashish and cannabis resin route, with Morocco and Spain as countries of origin. In this context, the Port of Constanta is an important hub; it is the main gateway for drugs entering Romania. It is commendable that an anti-drug office was set up within the Constanta territorial service, and the results have indeed been remarkable, but I believe we have not done enough yet," Miron said.
He also underscored the need to establish an anti-drug office within the Timisoara territorial service, in order to create a barrier in western Romania.
"(...) It is necessary to close this national corridor by establishing a barrier in the western part of Romania as well, to prevent drugs from leaving the country or, as the case may be, entering the country. I believe it would be appropriate to set up an anti-drug office within the Timisoara territorial service, given the massive flow of drugs entering and leaving the country through western Romania," Horatiu Miron added.
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