11 result(s) for drug smuggling
Over 500kg of Cocaine Found by Hungarian Authorities in a Banana Shipment
- 3 Jun 2026 8:57 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities seized a record 522kg of cocaine, smuggled from South America via Germany, in an international operation last autumn, police told a press conference on Tuesday.
Watch: Foreigner Found with 10kg of Cocaine in Hungary
- 18 May 2026 2:16 PM
- current affairs
The estimated street value of the ten kilograms of cocaine discovered in the possession of a Serbian national at Hungary’s border with Slovenia is HUF 300 million (€833,000), according to an announcement by the National Bureau of Investigation in Hungary.
Official: Brussels 'Punishing' Hungary for Protecting Border
- 12 Aug 2024 6:26 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Brussels is “punishing” Hungary because it is protecting its border, Barna Pál Zsigmond, a state secretary of the European Union affairs ministry, said on Facebook.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazin, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2023 3:09 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Foreign Boss of Drug Smuggling Gang Caught in Budapest's Eighth District
- 17 Nov 2023 12:48 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The 60-year-old Albanian leader of a drug smuggling gang has been recaptured in Budapest’s Eighth District, the National Bureau of Investigations announced.
Watch: Three of Hungary's Most Wanted Criminals Caught in Spain
- 2 Aug 2023 2:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Three Hungarian criminals on Europol’s Most Wanted list have been detained by the Hungarian and Spanish police, the Hungarian police reported on its website.
Foreign National Charged With Smuggling 10kg+ of Hard Drugs Into Hungary
- 18 Jan 2023 9:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Bács-Kiskun County prosecutor’s office has charged an Albanian man with trying to smuggle over 10 kg of heroin, morphine and codein from Albania, the prosecutor’s office said.
Brussels 'Ineffective' Against Illegal Migration, Drug Abuse, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 9 Mar 2021 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Illegal migration and increasing drug use are two serious global security challenges linked to organised crime, and the European Union’s measures are “not effective enough”, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Kyoto, where he attended the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
Two Charged In Biggest Drug Smuggling Case Yet In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2021 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Turkish-Hungarian and a Hungarian national have been charged with attempting the largest-ever drug smuggling operation uncovered in Hungary, the Budapest public prosecutor said.
Over 500kg of Cocaine Found by Hungarian Authorities in a Banana Shipment
- 3 Jun 2026 8:57 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities seized a record 522kg of cocaine, smuggled from South America via Germany, in an international operation last autumn, police told a press conference on Tuesday.
Watch: Foreigner Found with 10kg of Cocaine in Hungary
- 18 May 2026 2:16 PM
- current affairs
The estimated street value of the ten kilograms of cocaine discovered in the possession of a Serbian national at Hungary’s border with Slovenia is HUF 300 million (€833,000), according to an announcement by the National Bureau of Investigation in Hungary.
Official: Brussels 'Punishing' Hungary for Protecting Border
- 12 Aug 2024 6:26 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Brussels is “punishing” Hungary because it is protecting its border, Barna Pál Zsigmond, a state secretary of the European Union affairs ministry, said on Facebook.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazin, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2023 3:09 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Foreign Boss of Drug Smuggling Gang Caught in Budapest's Eighth District
- 17 Nov 2023 12:48 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The 60-year-old Albanian leader of a drug smuggling gang has been recaptured in Budapest’s Eighth District, the National Bureau of Investigations announced.
Watch: Three of Hungary's Most Wanted Criminals Caught in Spain
- 2 Aug 2023 2:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Three Hungarian criminals on Europol’s Most Wanted list have been detained by the Hungarian and Spanish police, the Hungarian police reported on its website.
Foreign National Charged With Smuggling 10kg+ of Hard Drugs Into Hungary
- 18 Jan 2023 9:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Bács-Kiskun County prosecutor’s office has charged an Albanian man with trying to smuggle over 10 kg of heroin, morphine and codein from Albania, the prosecutor’s office said.
Brussels 'Ineffective' Against Illegal Migration, Drug Abuse, Says Hungarian Foreign Minister
- 9 Mar 2021 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Illegal migration and increasing drug use are two serious global security challenges linked to organised crime, and the European Union’s measures are “not effective enough”, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Kyoto, where he attended the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
Two Charged In Biggest Drug Smuggling Case Yet In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2021 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Turkish-Hungarian and a Hungarian national have been charged with attempting the largest-ever drug smuggling operation uncovered in Hungary, the Budapest public prosecutor said.

















