Former Moldovan Ambassador to Russia Andrei Negutsa detained after testifying in the case about the smuggling of anabolic steroids, reports TASS .
“During the interrogation, he made statements denying his involvement in the charges prosecutors a >. However, the prosecutors decided to detain him for 72 hours, “the press service of the Moldovan General Prosecutor’s Office said.
On December 5, the car of the Moldovan Embassy in Russia was detained while leaving the republic. They tried to take out a consignment of anabolic steroids in a car with diplomatic plates.
On December 9, Prime Minister Ion Chicu reported that Neguta was fired from their position due to the incident. “This was the result of a shameful event that was revealed a few days ago. It is obvious that the head of mission is responsible for what happened,” the head of government explained.