Brutal smuggling gang smash: 30 arrests and shocking details!
Brutal smuggling gang smash: 30 arrests and shocking details!
Walding, Österreich - Cross -border crime around human trafficking has achieved a new, frightening scale! On October 16, 2023, criminal officers from the district police commands Urfahr-Umgebung in Walding discovered a car with 17 refugees, including twelve children and five adults. In a coordinated step, German and Austrian authorities were able to arrest a tractor with six other refugees in a BMW in Jandelsbrunn the following day. These measures are the beginning of a successful approach to a brutal international tug gang, which between spring and November 2023 illegally fiddled with the Balkan route to Central Europe and deserved an estimated four million euros, as OE24 reported.
investigation and arrests
In the subsequent investigation, civil servants from several European countries, including Serbia and Denmark, were able to arrest over 30 suspects who are mainly of Syrian origin. The arrests also include so-called "Hawala bankers", which made illegal money transfers possible through an anonymous cash system. A large part of the arrested, including 17 drivers, is accused of preserving their driving skills under extreme pressure with dangerous practices such as drug abuse, especially with crystal meth. A disturbing video shows the ruthless driving style of a smuggler during a chase, which illustrates the high risk in the hands of these smugglers, as the authority noted.The police were able to uncover a complex structure of the gang through meticulous analyzes of mobile phones and chat courses. Not only have evidence of illegal trips, but also contacts between smugglers and the towed people. Trug drivers have already been sentenced to high prison terms, and a main perpetrator received five years and seven months in prison in Passau. The intensity and brutality of this crime not only provide serious dangers for the smuggled people, but also for uninvolved road users who are involved in the risky trips, report messages such as meinzirk.at.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Walding, Österreich |
| Quellen | |
Kommentare (0)