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People smuggler sentenced to 4.5 years in Hungarian prison
Last October, a French man transported 24 migrants, who said they were Syrian citizens, and entered Hungary illegally in a sealed van at the Serbian-Hungarian-Romanian border.
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Police arrest Hungarian smuggling 24 illegal migrants in truck
The police detained a Hungarian driver on his way to Austria early on Thursday after they found that he was transporting 24 migrants without travelling documents in his truck.
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Hungarian police detain people smugglers and nine migrants on M7 motorway
The illegal migrants will be taken back to the southern border, while the drivers will face charges of people smuggling, punishable by up to 5 years or even up to...
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Czech national arrested for trying to help six Syrians cross the Hungary-Austria border
The western Hungarian chief prosecutor’s office said a Czech national believed to have attempted to help six Syrians cross the Hungary-Austria border has been arrested.
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Foreign Minister accuses Brussels of “openly siding with people smugglers”
Péter Szijjártó said an “internationally organized” and politically-backed human smuggling operation was being carried out on the Mediterranean.
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Human smuggler sentenced to four years and four months in jail and is banned from Hungary for five years
The criminal – only known as M.N. – is of Middle Eastern origin but holds Dutch citizenship