Customs chief's contract with PPA may have been legal

The type of contract in connection with which suspicions were brought against Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Director General Elmar Vaher and Eerik Heldna, director of the Customs Department at the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA) Tuesday are essentially permitted by law, the PPA said Wednesday. What may prove fateful for the ex-officials, however, is the motive behind the contract.