Hungary police arrested the leaders of a money-laundering network operating in the country, following a coordinated crackdown in Pest county. Investigators said the group allegedly used several dozen straw men to clean up money derived from fraud schemes. The Pest county police unit carried out the operation targeting the domestic controllers. The alleged laundering method relied on intermediaries, straw men who helped move and process fraud proceeds before they could be used as if they came from legitimate sources. The investigation culminated in raids designed to dismantle the network’s leadership. Police announced the arrests after the coordinated action and said the probe was aimed at stopping the group’s operations tied to fraud-related funds.