Senior general found dead in Hungary the same day the Ukrainian cash convoy was seized

A senior general of Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) was reportedly found dead after attending an exclusive celebration on the same night authorities seized a Ukrainian cash-transport convoy, which he was a key figure of, according to investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi.

The general died at a private event after the cash-transport convoy case

The general, a brigadier in the finance guard, was discovered on 6 March in a shallow lake near a rural property in Somogy County, where a private event had taken place the night before. According to Panyi’s reporting, the gathering was organised to celebrate the promotion of Tamás Demeter, a newly appointed lieutenant general and deputy head of NAV’s criminal and law-enforcement division.

It was an exclusive gathering of senior officials

The event was held at the Zselicvölgy Leisure Farm and reportedly had an exclusive guest list of more than one hundred invitees. Around eighty people are said to have attended, including senior NAV officials, generals, state secretaries and at least one member of parliament from the ruling Fidesz party.

Security cameras reportedly captured the deceased general shortly before midnight. His body was later recovered from a lake on the property, and reports say head injuries were found. Sources cited by the journalist claim authorities consider the incident a tragic accident following a night of celebrations, with no other explanations currently under consideration.