Luxury SUV Drug Load Discovered: Arrest at Border

The police caught a suspected drug courier at the southern Styrian border crossing Spielfeld and secured 15 kilograms of cannabis. The narcotics were packed in plastic bags and hidden in a suitcase in the trunk of the 27-year-old Pakistani's vehicle. The man is in custody, the Styrian State Police Directorate announced on Wednesday.

Suspicious rental car triggered inspection

The suspect was arrested on Saturday around 11:00 PM while entering Austria from Slovenia at the A9 border crossing. Police officers noticed the high-priced and still new rented BMW X5. A 19-year-old Hungarian woman was also traveling with the 27-year-old. It is not yet clear to what extent she was aware of the drug smuggling.

Kilograms of cannabis discovered during inspection

Officers from the foreign police in Spielfeld initiated an intensive inspection of the vehicle. During this, around 15 kilograms of cannabis herb were secured. Investigators assume that the man was already working as a drug courier for an internationally operating criminal organization. The Graz public prosecutor's office therefore ordered his transfer to the Graz-Jakomini prison. The narcotics investigators of the State Criminal Police Office are now focusing on identifying the source of supply and the clients in the background.

(APA/Red)

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