French national arrested for sending fake text messages to defraud Hungarians
An investigation has shown instances when the man sent 35,000 fraudulent text messages on the same day.
An investigation has shown instances when the man sent 35,000 fraudulent text messages on the same day.
The Iraqi national managed the operations of a 16-member gang from abroad smuggling migrants through Hungary.
The weeklong European Roadpol Speed anti-speeding law enforcement campaign was carried out across the country between August 7-13.
1 July 2023, Budapest
The Hungarian officers will use their own equipment, which includes off-road vehicles, night vision devices and mobile infra-red cameras during their patrols.
Bence Rétvári thanked the members of the 80th Hungarian police contingent for helping to intercept the migrants seeking to make their way to western Europe via the Western Balkan route.
Their main task will be patrolling the border to prevent illegal entries and they will also be involved in apprehending human smugglers and illegal migrants.
The prime minister said the country could not have protected itself in the coronavirus pandemic without the efforts of Hungarian soldiers and police officers.
On a 1-5 scale, 33 percent of Hungarians rated the work of the national police force a 5, with just 11 percent giving it a 2 or a 1 rating.
The national police (ORFK) has sent a 30-strong contingent to North Macedonia, a 20-member unit to Serbia and a group of three to Slovenia.
Hungarian police are committed to preventing the entry of illegal migrants into Hungary and the European Union.
Thirty Hungarian police officers left on Monday for North Macedonia to assist local authorities in border protection duties.
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.