The National Police apprehended a fugitive in Hungary for fraud involving more than 1.2 million euros in Pilar de la Horadada. He had been added to Europol’s “Most Wanted” list. The arrest happened after more than a month of investigations, and while he was wanted across Europe, signs suggested he was hiding between Alicante and Murcia.
The defendant, a Hungarian native, was the subject of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by Hungarian authorities on 15 counts of fraud and document falsification, for which he risks a term of more than 22 years in jail in his home country.
According to authorities, the activities for which he was wanted occurred in 2019, when the fugitive established a logistics company dedicated to the transportation and shipping of high-value items and products with obvious fraudulent intent.
His modus operandi was to misappropriate the things after they were ready for transportation and then sell them at a high economic value for his gain.
High profit
The economic harm produced thus far totals 1.2 million euros, impacting the financial interests of the European communities.
On May 30th, Hungarian officials filed a European arrest order for the fugitive. He was also included to Europol’s Most Wanted list.
After learning of this assertion, National Police officials began looking for him, and after initially suspecting that he had departed Spain, it was revealed that he could be somewhere between Murcia and Alicante.
Agents placed numerous surveillance and monitoring devices on the ground at potential residences and regions frequented by the fugitive, who was driving a high-end vehicle registered to the fraudulently founded corporation.
Agents were able to confirm that he passed through the prohibited regions and occasionally arrived at Alicante Airport.
After more than three months of inquiry, the fugitive was apprehended in the town of Pilar de la Horadada, near the province of Murcia, and brought before the National Court.
Author: Derek Appleton
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