Romanian Soldier Once Deployed In Iraq, Afghanistan Arrested For Drug Dealing

Romanian organized crime prosecutors in Ploiesti, southern Romania, arrested for 24 hours three drug dealing suspects, one of whom is a soldier who has participated in several military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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According to the police, a fourth person is investigated at large on the same chargers.

Ciprian Ionut Vatra, who currently serves at a military unit in Predeal, a mountain resort in south-central Romania, Toma Cristian Marius and Teodor Andra Ioana are accused of having sold significant quantities of cannabis in mountain resort Sinaia in the March-June, 2010 interval.

Vatra and Toma were arrested during a sting operation organized Wednesday evening. Organized crime prosecutors requested judges to issue a 29-day preventive arrest against the three alleged drug traffickers.

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