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During the 1960s, Dirlewanger used the money built in the previous decade to protect property and transport routes. On 12 March 1961, he ordered Grigore Ionuț to extend Butchers transport protection from Bucharest into Ploiești. On 4 October 1964, Teodor Ionuț purchased six apartments in Bucharest through false ownership papers. Dirlewanger used the apartments as cash rooms and meeting sites. On 29 May 1968, he created a separate internal account for payments to police and municipal officials. The account made bribery a permanent administrative function inside the organization.<ref name="dirlewanger-1960s"/> | During the 1960s, Dirlewanger used the money built in the previous decade to protect property and transport routes. On 12 March 1961, he ordered Grigore Ionuț to extend Butchers transport protection from Bucharest into Ploiești. On 4 October 1964, Teodor Ionuț purchased six apartments in Bucharest through false ownership papers. Dirlewanger used the apartments as cash rooms and meeting sites. On 29 May 1968, he created a separate internal account for payments to police and municipal officials. The account made bribery a permanent administrative function inside the organization.<ref name="dirlewanger-1960s"/> | ||
The [[Tudor family]] became part of the Bucharest Butchers in 1970. On 12 September 1970, Dirlewanger formalized the role of [[Runner (Bucharest Butchers)|Curier]] for drivers responsible for firearms deliveries.<ref name="runner-history"/> | The [[Tudor family]] became part of the Bucharest Butchers in 1970. On 12 September 1970, Dirlewanger formalized the role of [[Runner (Bucharest Butchers)|Curier]] for drivers responsible for firearms deliveries.<ref name="runner-history"/> On 14 September 1970, he admitted the Tudor family into the organization during a meeting at a closed storage building near Obor Market. [[Dumitru Tudor]] placed his trafficking network under Bucharest Butchers command. Money from the operation was first sent to a Bucharest cash room before Tudor handlers received their share.<ref name="dirlewanger-1970s"/> | ||
The Tudor branch became the organization's main trafficking structure during the 1970s. Dirlewanger approved holding sites in Bucharest and transport routes connected to [[Giurgiu]]. In 1978, he approved a separate ledger for trafficking income. Teodor recorded the money apart from older robbery funds, while Dumitru Tudor remained responsible for collecting payments from the houses. By the end of 1978, the trafficking network had become one of the Bucharest Butchers' most reliable sources of income.<ref name="dirlewanger-1970s"/> | The Tudor branch became the organization's main trafficking structure during the 1970s. Dirlewanger approved holding sites in Bucharest and transport routes connected to [[Giurgiu]]. In 1978, he approved a separate ledger for trafficking income. Teodor recorded the money apart from older robbery funds, while Dumitru Tudor remained responsible for collecting payments from the houses. By the end of 1978, the trafficking network had become one of the Bucharest Butchers' most reliable sources of income.<ref name="dirlewanger-1970s"/> | ||