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Spanish Police Detain Europol’s Most Wanted Fraud Suspect in Pilar de la Horadada

He faces extradition to Hungary with potential sentences exceeding 22 years following a three-month surveillance operation across Murcia and Alicante.

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Overview

  • A Policía Nacional unit arrested the Hungarian fugitive at his car in Pilar de la Horadada on July 11 under a European Arrest Warrant issued May 30.
  • He is charged with 15 counts of fraud and document falsification for running a transport firm that allegedly diverted and sold high-value shipments.
  • Investigators attribute approximately €1.2 million in losses to his logistics fraud scheme targeting European Union financial interests.
  • Europol added him to its Most Wanted list to intensify cross-border law enforcement cooperation.
  • The capture concludes a three-month surveillance operation spanning Murcia and Alicante, including tailing his high-end vehicle to Alicante airport.