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the small, Hungarian border city of Záhony is known as a hotbed for organized crime and smuggling, with goods mostly coming from Ukraine’s westernmost Zakarpattya Oblast.
That’s because, according to Frontex, a staggering 96.6 percent of smuggling goes undetected in this border town. In its latest annual report, the organization suggests that border guards on both sides are involved in taking bribes to ignore contraband activity. Ukrainians and Hungarians have formed various smuggling groups that compete against each other. source