Editing Desmond Carter (section)

== Criminal career ==

Carter initially worked as an associate under the supervision of experienced drivers. During this period, he learned the locations of the warehouses and concealed depots used by the Bucharest Butchers. He was also taught the procedures for entering properties occupied by senior members. On 18 July 2022, he was promoted to Curier after demonstrating that he could complete deliveries without an escort. Curieri were low-ranking logistical members who transported firearms and ammunition without holding command authority.<ref name="butchers-ranks"/>

His assignments usually began at a warehouse or depot, where firearms were loaded into his vehicle for delivery during the night. Carter normally worked two or three nights each week and received €8,000 for every completed night of transport. One of his regular destinations was the residence of Legion Commander [[Constantin Vlădescu]]. His position did not require him to handle drug transactions or participate in armed enforcement, and he remained within the transport structure until 2025.

=== Brussels incident ===

On 8 October 2023, the Bucharest Butchers approved a large weapons shipment that was intended to arrive at the [[Port of Genoa]] in [[Italy]] on 22 October. The Italian route was abandoned on 14 October after the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] refused to use Italy as the arrival point. The shipment was redirected to the [[Port of Brussels]] in [[Belgium]], where the weapons were to be transferred to vehicles travelling to [[Switzerland]]. Carter was assigned to oversee the meeting at the port.

While driving toward the Port of Brussels on the night of 22 October, Carter saw two Somali men attempting to rape a 23-year-old Belgian woman. He accelerated toward them, stopped his vehicle and fought both men with his fists. Carter knocked out several of their teeth before taking the woman home. Although he had a handgun with him, he later told the Bucharest Tribunal that he did not believe he needed to use it. Carter informed the men waiting at the port that his vehicle had developed an engine fault, and the meeting was postponed until the following night. He attended the rescheduled meeting on 23 October and continued overseeing the weapons transfer to Switzerland.