VIDEOS: Serbian-Hungarian drug trafficking ring busted in Budapest

The National Investigation Bureau (KR NNI) has taken down a Serbian-Hungarian drug trafficking ring in Budapest, with investigators uncovering 750 million forints’ (EUR 1.9m) worth of amphetamine oil, marijuana, hashish and cocaine at several properties.

Serbian-Hungarian drug trafficking ring busted

KR NNI has been investigating an international drug trafficking ring since summer 2023, the agency said on police.hu on Thursday.

A Serbian man was detained at a border crossing on the southern border on 11 March, it added.

Investigators searched two apartments and a garage linked to the man and found more than 600 million forints’ worth of amphetamine and marijuana.

A Hungarian and two Serbian men were then arrested in Budapest on 7 April by units of counter-terrorism force TEK.

Searches of their properties yielded several kilograms of hashish and cocaine as well as shrink-wrapping machines, digital scales and plastic bags.

A total of 27 kilograms of drugs were seized from the three men, with a black market value of close to 150 million forints.

All four men are under arrest on suspicion of drug trafficking.

A Hungarian member of the ring managed to escape and domestic, European and international arrest warrants have been issued against him, KR NNI said.

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