FM Szijjártó: Drug Liberalization ‘Serious Threat to European Societies’ The social and health consequences of rising drug use pose a serious challenge to Europe and are further aggravated by... 2021.10.28.
Sixteen Handed Prison Sentences for Laundering Colombian Drug Revenues The municipal court of Budapest has handed prison sentences to 16 defendants in a non-biding ruling on charges of laundering... 2021.04.29.
FM Szijjártó: Brussels Supports Not Only Illegal Migration But Increased Use of Drugs Illegal migration and increasing drug consumption are two serious global security challenges linked to organised crime, and the European Union's... 2021.03.08.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary for Flouting CJEU Ruling on NGOs The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary for flouting a ruling of the Court of Justice of... 2021.02.19.
Appeals Court Reduces Dutch Men’s Sentence for Drug Trafficking Budapest's Municipal Appeals Court has in a binding ruling lowered the prison terms from five years to four for two... 2021.01.20.
Szájer Scandal: Opposition Criticizes Fidesz for ‘Shallow Christian Conservative Values’ Hungarian Fidesz MEP József Szájer resigned from his EP mandate last weekend. Two days later, it turned out that the... 2020.12.02.
Richter CEO: Remdesivir Production Started in “Record Time” Richter Gedeon Nyrt. CEO Gábor Orbán talked about the rapid development and production of the promising coronavirus medication and the... 2020.10.27.
Police Detain Budapest International Airport Employees Suspected of Drug Dealing Hungarian police have arrested two employees of Liszt Ferenc International Airport and four accomplices suspected of possessing and dealing in... 2020.09.29.
Jobbik MP Accused of Anti-Semitism by Ruling Parties Tibor Nunkovics (Jobbik) has been accused of open anti-Semitism by Miklós Soltész (KDNP - Christian Democrats) following a controversial sign... 2020.07.15.
More Than 30 Pharmaceuticals Present in Budapest Drinking Water A recent study showed the presence of more than 52 types of active pharmaceutical ingredients in the river Danube, 32... 2020.06.26.
Police Seize HUF 70m Worth of Drugs from Property of Dutch National Hungarian police have seized drugs with a street value estimated at more than 70 million forints (EUR 206,000) from a... 2020.02.12.
Drugs, Forged Money Seized from Chinese, Vietnamese Nationals in Budapest Police have seized several kilograms of drugs, forged money and documents from two men, Chinese and Vietnamese nationals, in the... 2020.02.05.
Record Amount of Heroin Seized at Röszke Border patrol authorities apprehended a British national on Thursday after finding 22 kilogramms of heroin in their car, the Hungarian... 2020.01.23.
Police Concludes Probe into Dutch Drug Suspects at Sziget Festival Police have concluded an investigation into two Dutch citizens who were arrested for selling drugs at Sziget Festival in Budapest... 2020.01.15.
Record 730 Kilos of Heroin Seized in Hungary-Slovenia Operation A record shipment of 730 kilos of pure heroin was recently jointly seized by the Slovenian and Hungarian authorities, law... 2019.11.13.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Corruption, Drugs, Sex Scandals in Local Election Campaign Finish A week ahead of the local elections, corruption and sex scandals dominate the campaign – and serve as leading topics... 2019.10.07.
Serbian National Jailed for Drug Trafficking A Szeged appellate court on Wednesday sentenced in a binding ruling a Serbian national to seven years' imprisonment for drug... 2019.10.03.
Brazilian Woman Indicted on Drug Smuggling Charges The municipal chief prosecutor's office has pressed charges against a Brazilian woman who attempted to smuggle cocaine into Hungary. The... 2019.10.02.
Budapest General Assembly Allocates Funds for Drug Prevention The Budapest assembly decided at a meeting on Wednesday to establish a 20 million forint (EUR 60,000) allocation for drug... 2019.05.29.
British Drug Smuggler Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison An appeals court in Szeged on Thursday sentenced a British citizen to 8 years in prison for attempted drug smuggling.... 2019.05.23.
Kosovar Sentenced to Six Years for Drug Smuggling The Szeged Appeals Court on Monday sentenced a Kosovan man to six years in prison and banned him from Hungary... 2019.01.15.
