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Germany‑Hungary cross‑border police cooperation

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In mid‑July 2026 German police arrested a 33‑year‑old shooter in Cologne; Hungarian authorities quickly located and extradited him from Budapest. Two weeks later Hungarian officials reported the capture of a convicted sexual‑assault fugitive near Saarbrücken, close to the German‑French border. German police placed the escaped prisoner in extradition detention while deciding whether to hand him over to Hungary. Further details emerged on 31 July. The fugitive, identified as K. László (who had adopted the surname Cs. László after fleeing), had been sentenced to six years and six months for sexual assault, domestic violence and related crimes, and was subject to multiple European arrest warrants. Coordinated ~~Hungarian and~~ Hungarian, German ~~police operations~~ and French law‑enforcement operations, using the ENFAST European target‑search network, located him on 28 July in Saarbrücken. He remains in German custody pending an extradition request, and authorities noted additional accusations of assault against other women, including a 70‑year‑old victim and a 20‑year‑old tourist. ~~The two~~ These episodes demonstrate rapid, joint law‑enforcement actions between ~~Germany and Hungary,~~ Germany, Hungary and, in the second case, France, underscoring the effectiveness of shared arrest warrants, real‑time cooperation, and the procedural handling of extradition cases across EU borders.

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