The money — more than 5 billion forints, €2.6 million and €1.2 million — was found across locations in Budapest, Pest, Békés and Nógrád counties, the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, an anti-corruption body, said in a statement.
“This officially marks the end for the Fidesz-KDNP mafia!” Magyar posted on Facebook, originally in Hungarian, in reference to Orbán’s government.
It took 12 Treasury staff eight hours to tally the cash using 5 counting machines, Finance Minister Kármán András said.
The announcement comes after Hungarian authorities detained Aron Orbán, the former prime minister’s brother, as part of an investigation into people smuggling. The former prime minister said on social media that the move, announced by Magyar on Monday, was part of a “political witch-hunt” to get him.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted wryly to the latest announcement, referring to the arrest of Orbán’s brother and the cash discovery on X.
“Dear Victor, I’ve always been an admirer of your creativity, but now I must say I’m impressed as never before,” he wrote.