Foreign human smuggler arrested in Western-Hungary

Hungarian police have arrested a Polish national on suspicion of attempting to smuggle ten Syrians out of the country, the Veszprem County Police Headquarters said on Sunday.

The 28-year-old suspect was driving a vehicle with a Polish licence plate towards Austria when police officers pulled him over near Varpalota, in western Hungary, shortly after 9pm on Saturday, the police said in a statement.

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The car’s ten passengers who

claimed to be Syrian citizens

were unable to provide any documents verifying their legal status to the authorities, and were escorted back to Hungary’s border fence. Police questioned the driver and initiated his pre-trial detention on suspicion of people smuggling.

Veszprém police made the arrest with the help of the National Investigation Bureau (NNI) and the Fejer County Police Headquarters, the statement said.

Source: MTI