Hungarian authorities discovered nearly $20 million in cash buried in forests and hidden in farm buildings, warehouses and homes as part of a corruption investigation into Miklos Sestak, who served as a minister in Viktor Orban's government. "During the search, the investigators discovered large amounts of cash that had been deposited in the forests, hidden in farm buildings, warehouses and houses, and stored in an expensive safe in a remote location," said the National Asset Identification and Protection Agency.

Hungarian authorities discovered nearly $20 million in cash buried in forests and hidden in farm buildings, warehouses and homes as part of a corruption investigation into Miklos Sestak, who served as a minister in Viktor Orban's government. "During the search, the investigators discovered large amounts of cash that had been deposited in the forests, hidden in farm buildings, warehouses and houses, and stored in an expensive safe in a remote location," said the National Asset Identification and Protection Agency.

Hungarian Finance Minister Anders Kerman said the money, which included 5.07 billion Hungarian forints ($15.33 million), 2.66 million euros and $1.26 million, was counted within eight hours by 12 employees of the Ministry of Finance using five banknote counting machines.