Serbia/Romania - Romanians Break Serbian Embargo

(26 Feb 1995) T/I: 10:10:23 DSSE1 10:14:08 DSSO
Black marketeers are still breaking the international embargo on
Serbia as the UN considers further easing of economic sanctions
against the country. Romanian authorities face a daily challenge
to enforce the sanctions along their 275 km (170 mile) border with
Serbia. On Saturday (25/2), Romanian police seized a record 55
tonnes of illegal petrol in villages and forests along the River
Danube separating Romania and Serbia. The petrol was hidden by
Romanian peasants and gypsies who have been making thousands of
dollars smuggling and selling black market petrol to dealers in
Serbia.
SHOWS:
ROMANIAN/SERBIA BORDER (NEAR MOLDOVA-NOUA), 25/2
birds swoop low over danube river
checkpoint on motorway along the danube
police helicopter flies over river
aerials of the peasant farms along the danube which are storing
petrol in the gardens
special transport boats on danube
serbian cars on opposite side of river flashing lights to
indicate that they are ready to receive petrol
smuggler boat passes in front of camera
police chopper directs smuggler boat to romanian shore where
border officers take control
patrol boats capturing smugglers
police confiscating petrol from gypsies with overfilled cars
petrol in small containers
petrol in barrels, handmade containers
romanian border guards load petrol into trucks
cranes lifting petrol into trucks
guards with cache of confiscated petrol containers
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