Andrea Bodea, director of Il Caragiale National College in Bucharest, one of the high schools where students use drugs, according to DIICOT, says she also reported to the police that some students were using drugs, but faced “violence.” and aggressive reactions” from her parents, who allegedly threatened to sue her.

Bodea made these statements to Euronews Romania in the context of an investigation launched by DIICOT against a group of pupils and students who distributed drugs in several high schools in Bucharest, including the National College “IL Caragiale” in Bucharest.

“The reality is that there is an alarming increase in the use of illegal substances in all schools”

• “We are not only aware, we have also informed the parents. I sent it everywhere.
• I don’t necessarily agree with the idea that the managers knew. It also hurts me personally. This is a school whose image I worked very hard on.
• The reality is that there is an alarming increase in the use of illegal substances in schools, in all schools.
• I informed my parents when I found out. Parents are the ones who, at least in my experience, react violently and aggressively to me because they demand proof.
• You understand that I cannot go to the restrooms if I have a suspicion or a student tells me something is going on. I’m standing outside. Parents come when they are called to school and tell me, “I’m going to sue you! what happened to my child I want proof,” Professor Bodea told Euronews Romania.

“I called the police and everything remained the same”

She also said that as a principal, she cannot search students’ school bags, and has to call the police when she learns that drugs are being used in the high school restrooms.

• “I don’t think there is a director who has any evidence. We are not allowed to search their bags if we have suspicions. Excluded from their search, that’s out.
• I called the police, I called the emergency services, and everything remained the same. (…)
• I told my parents that it seemed normal to me. It’s not that things were hidden under the rug,” the director of the “IL Caragiale” college also noted.

DIICOT investigation into drug trafficking in secondary schools in Bucharest

The police and DIICOT announced on Monday the destruction of a group that distributed marijuana, cocaine or ketamine, as well as Xanax pills in schools and high schools in Bucharest. The network included more than 20 pupils and students.

DIICOT prosecutors and police officers of the Bucharest Organized Crime Brigade carried out 23 searches on Monday in the case of crimes related to the creation of an organized criminal group, high-risk drug trafficking and high-risk drug trafficking.

According to DIICOT and the Romanian police, starting in 2022, members of the group sold high-risk and high-risk drug users, including high school students in Bucharest. Judicial sources report that a gram of cocaine cost 100 euros, while marijuana was sold at 50 lei per gram.

Various amounts of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine, as well as Xanax pills were found during the search, according to DIICOT, where more than 20 youths were taken in for questioning.

The son of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, involved in the sale of drugs

According to Digi24 sources, among those involved in the case will be the son of the State Secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the son of the adviser from the Government Department for Romanian Affairs, as well as the father of this child. to be a specialist of the National Anti-corruption Administration.

Cătălin Țone, an anti-drug expert, told Digi24 that in 2022 there were students who fainted or had health problems, and this phenomenon took on a new meaning.

“Educational units have become an area of ​​interest for human traffickers. Minors are the most vulnerable. They are unattended children. There are rare cases when parents care more about their career, money, and less about watching over their children, surrounded by thousands of temptations. When addiction occurs in adolescence, big problems will arise by the age of 23-24,” one person pointed out.