Cocaine Smuggling in Luxury Cars: Police Dismantled Drug Ring in Upper Austria

Luxury cars with stolen license plates are believed to have been used for the transport. The money earned was laundered, among other things, through vehicle purchases, the Upper Austrian police announced on Tuesday. Nine suspects were arrested.

Large-Scale Drug Trafficking: Nine Suspects Arrested

The men, aged between 18 and 47, also financed expensive vacations and visits to casinos with the dealing. The 20-year-old main suspect was arrested in Bosnia. In September, he was extradited to Austria. Most of those arrested have confessed. Some are also accused of serious bodily harm, coercion, burglaries, as well as possession of illegal weapons and pyrotechnics. They are said to have blown up a taxi and shop windows with the pyrotechnic items.

(APA/Red)

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