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Indian People Smuggler Wanted by Hungarian Police Detained

• 13 Feb 2025 6:57 AM

A man of Indian nationality wanted by the Hungarian authorities on suspicion of people smuggling has been detained in Italy, police.hu reported.

The 26 year old suspect, believed to have been a member of a people smuggling ring of Pakistanis and Indians, was apprehended in Italy's Piemont region.

The gang helped illegal migrants travel to Western Europe in 2023-2024.

An Italian decision on the date of extraditing the suspect to Hungary is pending.

Report in Hungarian available here.

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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