Accused drug trafficker considered one of Europe's most wanted fugitives is captured in Mexico
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- Janos Balla, a Hungarian suspected drug trafficker and one of Europe's top 10 most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Cancun, Mexico, according to Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch.
- Balla, also known as Daniel Takacs, is accused of running a criminal organization trafficking cocaine and ecstasy from mid-2014 to April 2015, with Interpol issuing a red notice and Europol a formal arrest warrant.
- Mexican authorities credited Hungarian security agencies and intelligence work for locating Balla, who is now in the custody of Mexico's immigration agency for deportation proceedings to Europe.
- The arrest is part of a recent series of high-profile fugitive captures in Mexico, including the March arrest of a suspect wanted for the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
