Italy detains Indian suspect wanted in Hungary for people smuggling

A man of Indian nationality wanted by the Hungarian authorities on suspicion of people smuggling has been detained in Italy, police.hu reported on Wednesday.

According to the report, the 26-year-old suspect, believed to have been a member of a people smuggling ring of Pakistanis and Indians, was apprehended in Italy’s Piemont region. The gang helped illegal migrants travel to Western Europe in 2023-2024. An Italian decision on the date of extraditing the suspect to Hungary is pending.

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