Police seize WWII arsenal from scrap metal dealers
The police received a call that the arsenal, weighing some 500 kilos, was deposited in front of a family home in the street. It was then established that the ammunition had been left there by...
View ArticlePolice seize weapons at Budapest market
The seizure at Jozsefvaros market, most of whose vendors are Chinese, and its environs in Budapest’s impoverished eighth district also included 6,000 pairs of fake branded footwear, said customs...
View ArticleJustice Minister opens prison built in PPP
The 700-member prison in Tiszalok offers European standards to inmates who get the opportunity to study and work. Draskovics said prisoners have the right to stay in decent surroundings...
View ArticleSender of email threatening opposition leader Orban found
The man admitted that he had sent the email to the police headquarters on Saturday but said that he had good intentions and the email was only to inform police about a planned attack against...
View ArticlePolice arrest synagogue burglars
Tamas Dobi said that the perpetrators had actually destroyed the interior of the synagogue while searching for valuables; in the end, they left with 20,000 forints (80 euros) and a rare prayer...
View ArticlePolice seize counterfeit perfumes from Turkish driver
The 20 tonnes of fake branded perfumes were found hidden behind sacks of textile in a truck with Dutch licence plates, en route to Germany, Kunos. Legal proceedings are under way against the...
View ArticleHouse speaker, prosecutor-general open expo on crime prevention
General security issues and the prevention of financial crime are the greatest challenges the justice administration has to face in the 21st century, Szili said. Multiple organizations need to...
View ArticleTram damaged in attack on depot
A company official said that a petrol bomb or bombs had been thrown into the depot in the leafy 2nd district of Budapest shortly before 0600. A police official said one tram was damaged but it...
View ArticleHungarian police prepare for Euro2008
A contingent which includes 15 Hungarian police officers has been assembled, said Istvan Samu, director of the national police headquarters law enforcement department. The contingent is ready...
View ArticleCourt begins trial of 2006 public television building looters
The 39, who set fire to nearby cars, broke through a police cordon and into the building, smashed furnishings, looted the buffet, and stole equipment including computers, were originally part of a...
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