The officials, working at four western border crossings, took bribes of €1 ($1.36) for every carton of 200 cigarettes. Prosecutors allege that sometimes they made up to €2,700 ($3,685) per shift. A court is expected to rule on whether they will be arrested for 29 days pending trial.The detentions come days after 59 people working on the border with Ukraine were arrested on similar charges.Romania, a European Union member, borders non-EU members Serbia, Ukraine and Moldova where cigarettes are cheaper.The EU has repeatedly told Romania to crack down on endemic corruption.News agency Mediafax reported the country’s chief of customs, Radu Traian Marginean, was questioned in the city of Oradea by prosecutors on suspicions of influence trafficking involving an alleged bribe of at least €130,000 ($177,000) to name a border chief. Widespread reports have appeared in recent days that customs officers pay high sums of money to get their jobs.The prosecutor’s office in Oradea told The Associated Press that nobody was available to make comment.