Northern Ireland

Man arrested in Belfast on extradition warrant from Hungary

The man was arrested by officers from the Tennent Street Local Policing Team in north Belfast on Tuesday evening, 20th February. (Niall Carson/PA)

A 66-year-old man has been taken into custody by PSNI International Policing Unit officers in response to a extradition warrant issued in Hungary.

The warrant is in relation to offences including robbery of a vulnerable person.

The man was arrested by officers from the Tennent Street Local Policing Team in north Belfast last night.

He is due to appear before extradition court today.



Sergeant Davey from the International Policing Unit said: “This arrest is good example of our continued work to locate and arrest those wanted internationally.”

“We worked with the National Crime Agency and Hungarian authorities to track the wanted person down to an address in Belfast.”

“The Police Service of Northern Ireland will continue to work with our national and international partners to locate and arrest those sought for extradition.”

“Our message is clear that there is nowhere to hide in Northern Ireland, and that we will actively pursue all wanted persons believed to be in this jurisdiction.”