Romanian prosecutors charge 17 in helicopter VAT-evasion case, including DSU chief Arafat

On 2026-04-21, Romanian military prosecutors announced that 17 people were being prosecuted in a VAT-evasion and smuggling case involving a replacement helicopter brought from Guernsey into Romania without customs clearance. The case concerns alleged tax damage to the state budget and includes DSU chief Raed Arafat among those named.