{"id":76441,"date":"2026-04-20T11:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/accused-drug-trafficker-considered-one-of-europes-most-wanted-fugitives-is-captured-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:22:35","slug":"accused-drug-trafficker-considered-one-of-europes-most-wanted-fugitives-is-captured-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/accused-drug-trafficker-considered-one-of-europes-most-wanted-fugitives-is-captured-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Accused drug trafficker considered one of Europe&#8217;s most wanted fugitives is captured in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A Hungarian suspected drug trafficker on the list of Europe&#8217;s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Mexico, the Latin American country&#8217;s public security chief said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Janos Balla, also known as Daniel Takacs, was taken into custody in the beach resort city of Cancun on the Yucatan peninsula, Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OHarfuch\/status\/2045496088082169988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a post on X<\/a>, calling the suspect one of Europe&#8217;s top 10 most wanted suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Interpol had issued a red notice for Balla, and Europol had issued a formal arrest warrant, his ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian national, 48, stands accused of running a criminal organization specializing in cocaine and ecstasy trafficking, from at least mid-2014 through April 2015, according to Europol. <\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities published pictures in which Balla &#8212; wearing a shirt with a palm tree pattern and sporting a sparse beard &#8212; appears to be escorted by police and security forces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Derivado de intercambio de informaci\u00f3n con autoridades de Hungr\u00eda, se detuvo a J\u00e1nos Balla, alias \u201cD\u00e1niel Tak\u00e1cs\u201d considerado uno de los 10 m\u00e1s buscados en Europa. <br \/>Cuenta con ficha roja de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTERPOL_HQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@INTERPOL_HQ<\/a> y orden de arresto emitida por Europol. <br \/>Esta detenci\u00f3n fue una operaci\u00f3n\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hlwi5EodV\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/1hlwi5EodV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OHarfuch\/status\/2045496088082169988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>State and federal authorities in a joint statement said Balla was located thanks to information shared by Hungarian security agencies, as well as intelligence and investigative work. They said he was turned over to Mexico&#8217;s immigration agency &#8220;to determine his immigration status and continue his controlled deportation process to Europe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if Balla has legal representation.<\/p>\n<p>Ballo&#8217;s capture marks the latest high-profile arrest of a fugitive in Mexico in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a man who wanted in Colombia and Ecuador for the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-assassination-presidential-candidate-fernando-villavicencio-quito\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Fernando Villavicencio<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in Quito in 2023 was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fugitive-wanted-assassination-ecuador-presidential-candidate-arrested-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">arrested<\/a><\/span> in Mexico .<\/p>\n<p>Also last month, a <span class=\"link\"><a 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