An associate of DAO1’s Alexandru Nicolae Bodi (aka Alex Bodi), has been arrested in Romania.

Late last year Horatiu Potra was “arrested for allegedly planning to instigate unrest in Romania.”

As
reported by DW
on February 13th, 2025;

In late 2024, Potra made the headlines in his native Romania as a result of his close links to Calin Georgescu, the far-right extremist who won the first round of the country’s presidential election.

Romanian authorities initially alleged that Potra and Georgescu were planning a coup. Now, more and more of his dubious activities are coming to light.

In early December, Potra was arrested while driving to Bucharest. Officers found knives, other weapons, radio equipment and a telescope in the trunk of the car.

Authorities have alleged he was traveling to the Romanian capital to cause unrest after the annulment of the election just two days previously.

On Wednesday February 26th, Romanian authorities
raided Potra’s home and found

a veritable arsenal – pistols, submachine guns, grenades, grenade launchers, and a lot of ammunition.

DW sums up Potra, who was convicted of illegal possession of firearms in 2011, as a Romanian mercenary with ties to Russia.

[Potra] worked as a bodyguard for a variety of political and military leaders in the Middle East and Africa, as a trainer for special troops and guarded the gemstone and diamond mines of Romanian businesspeople in African countries, including the Romanian-Australian mining billionaire Vasile Frank Timis.

According to the Berlin daily newspaper taz … Potra is said to have received payment from Moscow in 2016 to train bodyguards for Faustin-Archange Touadera, who was elected president of the Central African Republic that year.

I want to stress that the current political climate in Romania is beyond the scope of this article.

Potra’s ties to Romanian mining interests in Africa brings us to Alex Bodi and business partner Josip Heit.

In May 2019 7est documented a March 2019 meeting between Potra, Bodi and Heit.

Nicknamed “The Mercenary,” Horațiu Potra trained in the French Legion and fought in the Middle East in the 1990s, then moved to Africa.

This could also be the connection to Bodi, who works for a company that owns a gold mine on the continent.

In addition to whatever else he was up to, in 2019 Bodi was “working” for Gold Standard Bank (GSB).
Up until very recently
, Josip Heit was GSB’s Chairman of the Board.

As per a November 2020 report from Balkan Insights;

Bodi hails from a modest family that emigrated to Spain and is thought to have worked for a Croatian businessman with mining interests in Africa.

Josip Heit, born Josip Curic, is Croatian by birth.

Circa 2019 GSB was attached to Karatbars International. Originally a
gold-themed MLM pyramid scheme
, GSB, and by proxy Heit and Bodi, is believed to be behind
Karatbars International’s failed transition to cryptocurrency fraud
.

GSB’s proximity to Karatbars International sees Heit and Bodi, alo

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Horatiu Potra and why was he arrested in Romania?
Horatiu Potra, an associate of DAO1's Alexandru Nicolae Bodi, was arrested in late 2024 in Romania for allegedly planning to instigate unrest. Authorities discovered weapons, knives, radio equipment and surveillance tools in his vehicle. His arrest connected him to far-right extremist Calin Georgescu and alleged coup planning activities.

What weapons and equipment were found during Horatiu Potra's arrest?
Romanian authorities discovered knives, various weapons, radio equipment and a telescope in Potra's vehicle trunk during his December arrest while driving to Bucharest. These findings supported allegations of his involvement in potentially destabilizing activities within the country.

How is Horatiu Potra connected to Calin Georgescu?
Horatiu Potra maintained

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