Two employees of the Water Basin Administration Olt were placed under pretrial detention by the Brașov Court, accused of taking bribes. The judge's decision regarding rights and liberties was motivated by the probability of committing an offense and the risk of influencing witnesses or other persons involved in the investigation. [1]

According to prosecutors from the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (NAI) Brașov, the two defendants received a total of 16,000 lei on two occasions. These funds were offered by representatives of commercial companies operating in the extraction and sorting of mineral aggregates, with the aim of avoiding contraventional sanctions or obtaining smaller fines for irregularities found. [1]

The acts are attributed to August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out at the work locations of economic operators in Brașov county. The first incident involves a sum of 10,000 lei, and the second one, 6,000 lei. In exchange for the money, the administration's employees would have promised not to apply sanctions or to impose milder measures relative to the identified violations. [1]

The criminal action was set in motion and the detention of the two was ordered previously on Tuesday, for a period of 24 hours. After questioning, the court ordered pretrial detention. The two defendants were informed of their procedural status and the charges, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. [1]

NAI Brașov prosecutors stated that the investigation is ongoing and that there are indications linking other individuals to involvement. In this regard, criminal prosecution measures are being conducted against other identities not yet known to the public, with investigations continuing to determine the extent of the corruption network. [1]

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Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector from the same unit, were placed under pretrial detention by the Brașov Court, accused of two offenses each of taking bribes. The measure was ordered on Tuesday, after NAI prosecutors initiated legal proceedings and detained the two for 24 hours. According to NAI, on August 12, during inspections conducted at the work locations of companies exploiting mineral aggregates in Brașov county, the two allegedly requested and received sums of 10,000 and 6,000 lei respectively. The money was received in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to apply milder sanctions. Investigators noted that criminal prosecution measures are also underway against other persons in the case. [2]

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Two NAI officials placed under pretrial detention for taking bribes at ABA Olt

Băviță Daniel, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Trușcă Constantin Alin, inspector within the same service of the Water Basin Administration Olt, were placed under pretrial detention by the Brașov Court for a period of 30 days, accused of two offenses each of taking bribes. [3]

The criminal action was set in motion and the detention of the two was ordered by the court on Tuesday for a period of 24 hours, before the pretrial detention measure was validated. [3]

According to the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (NAI), on August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out at the work locations of commercial companies in Brașov county that exploit and sort mineral aggregates, the defendants allegedly requested and received two distinct sums: 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei. The money was offered by company representatives in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to apply milder sanctions. [3]

The investigation is ongoing, and criminal prosecution measures are also being taken against other persons in the case, whose identities have not yet been revealed to the public. [3]

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Two NAI officials placed under pretrial detention for taking bribes at ABA Olt

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector within the same service of the Water Basin Administration Olt, were placed under pretrial detention for a period of 30 days, accused of two offenses each of taking bribes. The investigation is ongoing, and criminal prosecution measures are also being taken against other persons in the case, whose identities have not yet been revealed to the public. [4]

On August 12, 2026, the defendants Băviță Daniel and Trușcă Constantin Alin, in the capacities mentioned above, while exercising their official duties, during inspections carried out in Brașov county at the work locations of commercial companies carrying out activities related to the extraction and sorting of mineral aggregates, allegedly requested and received, on two distinct occasions, the sums of 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei from the representatives of the two commercial companies, so as not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to impose milder sanctions relative to the identified deviations. The pretrial detention measure was ordered on Wednesday by the Brașov Court, after the criminal action had been set in motion and the detention of the two had been previously ordered by the court, for a period of 24 hours. The two defendants were informed of their procedural status and the criminal charges, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The two defendants were detained on Tuesday by NAI Brașov prosecutors, prior to the ordering of the pretrial detention measure for 30 days. [4]

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Two ABA Olt employees placed under pretrial detention for taking bribes

NAI prosecutors ordered the initiation of criminal proceedings against the two defendants and their detention for 24 hours on Tuesday. On August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out in Brașov county at the work locations of companies exploiting mineral aggregates, Daniel Băviță and Constantin Alin Trușcă allegedly requested and received, on two occasions, the sums of 10,000 and, respectively, 6,000 lei. The money was offered in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions or to impose milder fines for the irregularities found. Investigators noted that criminal prosecution measures are also underway against other persons, whose identity has not yet been revealed to the public. [5]

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Two ABA Olt officials placed under pretrial detention by NAI Brașov for taking bribes

Two individuals, Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector within the same service of the Water Basin Administration Olt, were placed under pretrial detention for 30 days by the Brașov Court. The criminal action against them was set in motion by NAI Brașov prosecutors on November 3, 2026, and the initial detention took place then as well, for 24 hours. The pretrial detention measure was validated the following day, on November 4, 2026. [6]

According to prosecutors, on August 12, 2026, the two officials allegedly requested and received, on two distinct occasions, the sums of 10,000 lei and 6,000 lei from representatives of companies that exploit and sort mineral aggregates in Brașov county. The money was offered in exchange for the promise that contraventional sanctions would not be applied for irregularities found during inspections or that smaller fines would be imposed. [6]

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Two ABA Olt officials placed under pretrial detention by NAI Brașov for taking bribes

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector within the same service of the Water Basin Administration Olt, were placed under pretrial detention for a period of 30 days. The measure was ordered by the judge of rights and liberties at the Brașov Court, who accepted the proposal of NAI prosecutors. [7]

NAI Brașov prosecutors retained in the file review the following state of facts: [7]

On August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out in Brașov county at the work locations of companies that exploit and sort mineral aggregates, the defendants allegedly requested and received, on two distinct occasions, the sums of 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei. The money was offered by company representatives in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to impose milder fines. [7]

The investigation is ongoing. In the case, criminal prosecution measures are also being taken against other persons, whose identities have not yet been revealed to the public. [7]

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Two ABA Olt officials placed under pretrial detention by NAI Brașov for taking bribes

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters within the Water Basin Administration Olt, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector in the same service, were placed under pretrial detention for a period of 30 days by the Brașov Court. The decision was pronounced on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, after the court accepted the proposal of prosecutors from the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (NAI). [8]

The criminal action was set in motion by NAI Brașov prosecutors on November 3, 2026, and the two defendants were previously detained for 24 hours. [8]

On August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out at the work locations of companies in Brașov county operating in the field of mineral aggregates, Băviță and Trușcă allegedly requested and received, on two distinct occasions, the sums of 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei. The money was offered in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to impose smaller fines. [8]

The two officials were informed of their procedural status and the charges in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. [8]

The NAI investigation is ongoing, and criminal prosecution measures are also being taken against other persons in the case, whose identities have not yet been revealed to the public. [8]

In a separate action, a senior advisor from DGASPC Sector 2 was placed under judicial supervision for 60 days, accused of attempted fraud after demanding money for obtaining social housing. He was caught in flagrante on November 2, when he received an envelope with 2,000 lei from a complainant who immediately notified the police. [8]

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Two persons from ABA Olt detained by NAI Brașov with a proposal for pretrial detention

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector from the same unit, were detained on Tuesday by NAI Brașov prosecutors with the proposal for pretrial detention for 30 days. [9]

According to NAI, on August 12, 2026, the two defendants, while exercising their official duties, were involved in inspections carried out at the work locations of companies exploiting mineral aggregates in Brașov county. They allegedly requested and received the sums of 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei from company representatives, in exchange for the promise not to impose contraventional sanctions or to impose milder fines for the irregularities found. [9]

The NAI investigation is ongoing, and criminal prosecution measures are also being taken in the aforementioned case against other persons, whose identities have not yet been made public. [9]

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Two ABA OLT officials placed under pretrial detention for taking bribes

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters, and Constantin Alin Trușcă, inspector within the same service of the Water Basin Administration Olt, were placed under pretrial detention for 30 days. The two officials are accused of committing two offenses each of taking bribes. According to NAI Brașov prosecutors, the two received, on two occasions, the sums of 10,000 and, respectively, 6,000 lei, totaling 16,000 lei, from representatives of commercial companies. The money was offered to avoid the application of contraventional sanctions or to obtain smaller fines. (source: Mediafax) [10]

The pretrial detention measure was ordered on Wednesday by the judge of rights and liberties at the Brașov Court, who accepted the proposal formulated by prosecutors from the National Anti-Corruption Directorate – Brașov Territorial Service. Previously, on Tuesday, prosecutors ordered the initiation of criminal proceedings and the detention of the two defendants for 24 hours, before the validation of the pretrial detention by the court. The two defendants were informed of their procedural status and the charges brought against them, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. [10]

The NAI investigation continues and targets other persons, whose identities have not yet been made public. The acts allegedly took place on August 12, 2026, during inspections carried out in Brașov county at the work locations of commercial companies engaged in the extraction and sorting of mineral aggregates. The two employees, acting in the course of their duties, allegedly requested and received the money on two distinct occasions. In exchange for the sums received, they allegedly promised not to impose contraventional sanctions for irregularities found or to order milder sanctions relative to the identified deviations. Prosecutors specify that research continues and that criminal prosecution measures are being conducted against other involved persons. Investigations concerning the extent of this corruption network continue. [10]

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Two inspectors from Apele Române arrested for bribery. Diana Buzoianu reacts: It is good that the inspectors from Olt were caught

Two employees of the Water Basin Administration Olt, Băviță Daniel and Trușcă Constantin Alin, ended up in pretrial detention for 30 days after NAI prosecutors charged them with taking bribes. The pretrial detention decision was taken on November 4, 2026, by the Judge of Rights and Liberties at the Brașov Court, which accepted the proposal of NAI prosecutors – Brașov Territorial Service. [11]

The investigation covers two distinct situations, registered on August 12, 2026, when the two inspectors allegedly conducted inspections at the work locations of commercial companies in Brașov county. According to evidence collected by prosecutors, they allegedly requested and received, on two different occasions, 10,000 lei and, respectively, 6,000 lei. The money was solicited so that the inspectors would not apply contraventional sanctions for discovered irregularities or issue less severe measures relative to the established deviations. [11]

The two were detained for 24 hours on November 3, the date on which prosecutors also ordered the initiation of criminal proceedings. Subsequently, the court ordered their pretrial detention for a period of 30 days. NAI specifies that investigations continue regarding other persons involved in the case. [11]

Diana Buzoianu complains about irregularities in inspections of gravel pits in Olt. The case also prompted a reaction from the former Minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu, who drew a connection between the investigation into the inspectors from Apele Române and problems previously signaled in Olt county, in relation to mineral aggregate extractions. [11]

In a post published on Facebook, the minister welcomed the arrest of the two employees but argued that the situation could represent only part of a wider phenomenon of corruption and tolerance of illegalities in inspection activities. Diana Buzoianu brought to attention a case of a gravel pit which she claims expanded over an area of 75 hectares without being verified by responsible inspectors. According to the former minister, the extraction caused damage amounting to millions of lei to the Romanian state. [11]

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Diana Buzoianu accuses PSD of protecting illegal gravel pits in Olt, following the arrest of ABA OLT inspectors

Two employees of the Water Basin Administration Olt were placed under pretrial detention, accused of having accepted bribes from company representatives to not apply sanctions. The former Minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu, reacted to the news of the arrests and leveled new accusations against PSD. She claims that illegal gravel extractions in Olt county were protected by individuals close to the party and complains that inspectors who discovered irregularities lost their inspection vehicles. [12]

Diana Buzoianu accuses links between PSD and illegal gravel pits in Olt [12]

In a post on Facebook, Diana Buzoianu recalled previous inspections conducted in Olt county, where illegal extractions of mineral aggregates were discovered. [12]

“Olt. The place where I showed how an illegal gravel pit stretching over 75 hectares was never inspected by the local inspectors. A gravel pit that brought millions of lei in damages to the Romanian state,” wrote the former minister. [12]

Buzoianu accuses Adrian Barbu, director of the Olt Water Management System, of close ties with PSD. According to her, Barbu was supported by the party to occupy various public positions in recent years. The former minister also claims that his father’s company has contracts with public funds worth tens of millions of lei in Olt county. [12]

In her view, these political links would explain why inspectors under Barbu’s authority did not discover the illegal extractions. Buzoianu asserts that those gravel pits have ties themselves to local PSD leaders. [12]

“Surely it wasn't the only case of bribery so that inspectors in Olt wouldn't look. And surely the 2 inspectors weren't the only ones doing everything possible to cover up illegalities,” she stated. [12]

The former minister also expressed doubt that those responsible would end up being convicted. [12]

“Will there be convictions over 2 years from now for those who hid illegal gravel pits with damages of 20 million lei for the Romanian state?” Buzoianu asked. [12]

Inspectors who discovered the illegal gravel pits lost their inspection vehicles [12]

Diana Buzoianu also drew attention to the situation of inspectors from the Water Basin Administration Jiu, who conducted inspections in Olt county. According to the former minister, they lost the right to use service cars following a decision taken by the director of the Jiu Basin Administration, Daniel Naicu, who is also a PSD county councilor. [12]

“All we know at this point is that inspectors from Jiu, those who discovered the illegal gravel pits in Olt, have just lost their inspection cars, due to a decision made a few days ago by the director from Jiu, Daniel Naicu – also known as a PSD county councilor,” wrote Buzoianu. [12]

She argues that the measure affects precisely those employees who identified the illegal extractions and damages to the state. This is not the first time the former minister complains about this situation. On November 3, Buzoianu accused the leadership of the Jiu Basin Administration of preventing inspectors from carrying out their activity by withdrawing their right to use service vehicles. At that time, she criticized PSD and the new leadership of the Ministry of Environment, after Natalia Întoaroș announced the continuation of inspections against illegal gravel pits. [12]

Daniel Băviță, head of the Basin Inspection Service for Waters within the Water Basin Administration Olt, and Inspector Constantin Alin Trușcă were placed under pretrial detention for 30 days. The two are under investigation by NAI for taking bribes. According to prosecutors, on August 12, 2026, they allegedly requested and received the sums of 10,000 lei and 6,000 lei from representatives of two companies in Brașov county. The companies carried out activities related to the extraction and sorting of mineral aggregates. [12]

In exchange for the money, the Apele Române employees were supposed not to impose fines for discovered irregularities or to order milder measures. [12]

Update

Two ABA Olt employees placed under pretrial detention for taking bribes

NAI issued a statement confirming the pretrial detention of the two officials and detailing that they are accused of two distinct facts of taking bribes. [14]

According to the NAI statement, the two received 16,000 lei in exchange for not imposing fines or applying milder sanctions. [14]

The two offenses relate to the two distinct sums received during inspections in August 2026. [14]

The control at which the acts occurred involved activities of extraction and sorting of mineral aggregates. [14]

Prosecutors specified that the officials received the money to modify the result of contraventional sanctioning. [14]

Detention for 30 days was ordered after the initial 24-hour detention was validated. [14]

There are indications that other factors might also be involved in this file. [14]

The investigation continues to determine if other bribery situations are involved. [14]

The NAI statement includes a photo of the officials, international source for publication. [14]

The title confirms the arrest. [13]

Geographical context of the inspections. [13]

Roles of the two. [13]

Money was offered so as not to sanction. [13]

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  2. AGERPRES DNA: Un șef și un inspector din Administrația Bazinală de Apă Olt - arestați preventiv pentru luare de mită
  3. Digi24 Doi angajați ai Administrației Bazinale de Apă Olt au fost arestați preventiv pentru luare de mită
  4. News.ro Şef de serviciu şi inspector de la Administraţia Bazinală de Apă Olt, cercetaţi în arest preventiv de DNA după ce ar fi cerut şi ar fi primit 10.000 de lei, respectiv 6.000 de lei de la două firme din Braşov, pentru a nu le sanţiona, la controale
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  7. DCNews Un şef şi un inspector din Administraţia Bazinală de Apă Olt, acuzați de luare de mită / Update: Daniel Băviţă şi Constantin Truşcă, arestați preventiv pentru 30 de zile
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  13. stirileprotv.ro Doi funcționari de la Apele Române, arestați pentru mită. Ar fi primit 16.000 de lei ca să închidă ochii la nereguli
  14. gddhd.ro Doi angajați ai Apelor Române, arestați preventiv într-un dosar de luare de mită. Ar fi primit 16.000 de lei