On 4 September 2026, the Constanța Tribunal sentenced former singer Dana Coteanu, known publicly as Dana Marijuana, to 5 years and 4 months in prison for trafficking high-risk drugs and for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substances.[1] In the same case, Cristi-Alin Neagu received 6 years and 3 months for trafficking risk drugs and for possessing risk drugs for his own use.[2] Mugur-Valentin Nicula was acquitted of complicity in trafficking risk drugs, because the court found no proof he committed that act, and was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months for trafficking high-risk drugs and for possessing risk drugs for his own use.[2] The tribunal’s decision was not final.[1]

DIICOT Constanța, the organised-crime prosecutors’ directorate, had sent Coteanu for trial for trafficking risk drugs, in continued form, and for driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.[3] In the tribunal’s written reasons she said she did not like people knowing she was a cannabis user, because she was seen as a public person.[4] She told investigators that gatherings of about 20 people smoked marijuana more often, and that she also took speed.[4] She said those present sold or gave the substance to one another.[4] She said a product that was not hers was in her car.[4] She said she had used the banned substance to treat her own body.[4]

The sentence was appealed to the Constanța Court of Appeal, which listed a first appeal hearing for 11 November 2026.[2] On 13 October 2026 the appeal court replaced her house arrest with judicial supervision for 60 days, running until 11 December 2026.[4] That ruling also covered the other two defendants.[4]