75 result(s) for people smuggling
Over 4,700 Illegal Entrants Detained By Hungarian Police
- 27 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s police detained 4,725 illegal immigrants between Friday and Sunday, a much larger number than at any weekend before, the police reported. According to the police website, nine people are suspected of human smuggling. Most illegal entrants, including 226 children, were apprehended along Hungary’s southern borders, the report said. The migrants have come from countries including ...
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.
Hungarian Police Seize 2,858 Illegal Border Crossers Over Weekend
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Police stopped a total of 2,858 illegal border crossers in Hungary this past weekend, the national police (ORFK) told MTI. The ORFK reported on its website that it had launched proceedings against two individuals for human smuggling and ten for forgery of official documents. The majority of illegal border crossers were caught in the southern portion of Csongrád County, local police said.
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.
Over 4,700 Illegal Entrants Detained By Hungarian Police
- 27 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s police detained 4,725 illegal immigrants between Friday and Sunday, a much larger number than at any weekend before, the police reported. According to the police website, nine people are suspected of human smuggling. Most illegal entrants, including 226 children, were apprehended along Hungary’s southern borders, the report said. The migrants have come from countries including ...
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.
Hungarian Police Seize 2,858 Illegal Border Crossers Over Weekend
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Police stopped a total of 2,858 illegal border crossers in Hungary this past weekend, the national police (ORFK) told MTI. The ORFK reported on its website that it had launched proceedings against two individuals for human smuggling and ten for forgery of official documents. The majority of illegal border crossers were caught in the southern portion of Csongrád County, local police said.
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.