'Most Wanted' Hungarian Drug Dealer Arrested in Scotland

  • 18 Apr 2023 7:13 AM
  • Hungary Matters
'Most Wanted' Hungarian Drug Dealer Arrested in Scotland
A Hungarian drug dealer on the TOP 50 list of most wanted criminals has been detained in Scotland, the Hungarian police said on its website.

An international warrant was issued against the 49-year-old defendant last year after he had failed to turn up to start serving a five year and six months prison sentence.

The man was apprehended in Dunfermline.

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