110 Kilos: Huge Cannabis Discovery in Traiskirchen

110 kilograms of cannabis were discovered in a truck in Traiskirchen (Baden district) during a police operation on Wednesday night. The discovery was made as part of investigations by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, the police confirmed media reports. The investigators of the "AG Maghreb", founded in 2015, are fighting against perpetrator groups from North Africa who source their drugs from the Balkans.

Large Cannabis Find in Traiskirchen

The Vienna police did not want to provide further details about the case. It was emphasized that these are sensitive, ongoing investigations.

Cannabis and Cocaine Intercepted

Just on Monday, drug investigators announced that around Easter, several hundred kilos of cannabis and two kilos of cocaine, hidden in trucks, were intercepted in Styria and Vienna. Five men aged 35 to 47 were arrested, one managed to escape. After meticulous investigative work, the officers discovered that the cannabis and cocaine were to be brought to Austria via truck deliveries, hidden under products such as food. Usually, several heavy vehicles from a freight company were on the move, but one had the drugs hidden in one of the numerous boxes.

One of these trucks was intercepted at the Spielfeld border crossing, a second in the Vienna district of Favoriten. The criminals' plan was to transfer the hot goods into minibuses and distribute them to the North African perpetrator groups, who would then act as so-called runners to bring the drugs to the people.

(APA/Red)

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