Hungarian police hunt for head of people smuggling ring

Investigators have revealed that police are after the head of a ring that smuggled at least 13 groups of people from Serbia to Hungary and helped them to reach Austria in 2021. The Iraqi national managed the operations of a 16-member gang from abroad, their statement said. The illegal migrants they smuggled into Hungary paid 500 euros each for a trip from Serbia to Austria. According to the police’s findings, the organizers earned profits of over 13 million forints (EUR 33,600) from some 150 migrants.