Drug swamp in Vienna: five men in court - the big drug cartel!

Drug swamp in Vienna: five men in court - the big drug cartel!

Today five men stand in front of the Vienna Regional Court and have to answer for drug trafficking. This group, whose members are between 25 and 40 years old, is said to trade with drugs over a large area since April 2023. The organization, led by a 30-year-old Austrian with the nickname "Chefe", was organized according to a structured company model that included the areas of coordination, pricing, preparation and delivery. The drugs were mainly obtained from Moroccan suppliers, and not only cannabis and cocaine, but also other drugs such as MDMA and ketamine were acted in a large scale.

In the course of the investigation, alarming evidence was found, including stressful photos that show a fruded, tied up victim. This man, a member of a rival drug organization, is said to have revealed the accused with the police. In addition to the head of the organization, a 31-year-old lawyer from Styria, who had already received part-related imprisonment for 14 months, was also sentenced. The first judgments already fell: the "boss" received six years in prison, while his right hand was sentenced to 30 months. Another member received three and a half years, while a running boy has to lose 30 months in prison for 30 months and a taxi driver. However, all judgments are not yet final and the investigation continues. A total of an impressive 95 kilograms of cannabis, 511 grams of MDMA, 237 grams of cocaine, two and a half kilograms of ketamine and two fist fire weapons were secured. These facts prove the violent drug activities that are examined at the Vienna Regional Court. Krone reports that 15 main suspects have already been identified.

Drug trade and organized crime

In parallel to the drug processes, another process in Vienna is also conducted due to heavy robbery. Charged is a 34-year-old member of a Serbian-Montenegrin mafia gang, which is also on a large scale with an adhesive. The specific incident occurred on December 28, 2019, when the accused and his accomplice of another group of perpetrators took 13 kilograms of cocaine and 106,000 euros. This resulted in a staged scenario that was staged under the guise of an alleged purchase. Perpetrators who lurked in a warehouse behind mattresses attacked the sellers brutally, with one of them even injured with a knife. This process draws a dark picture of the violence that is connected to drug trafficking. [Noen] (https://www.noen.at/in-ausland/Raubpronzess- against-massliche-massliche-boss-in-bangen-mafia-process-wien-342060695) reports of strict security measures in court that indicate the precarious nature of these negotiations.

Drug situation in Austria

In a broader context, the current situation also reflects the results of the annual “report on the drug situation in Austria”, which was commissioned by the European observation center for drugs and drug addiction (EBDD) and the Ministry of Health. The report for 2024 records the epidemiological situation of the previous year and deals with developments in political and legal framework conditions as well as measures to reduce demand. Chapter on drug markets, drug -related offenses and drug -related topics are also discussed in order to illuminate the situation as a whole. [Ministry of Social Affairs] (https://www.social Ministry.gv.at/themen/Gesundheit/drogen-undsucht/suchtmittellt-nps-nps-Drogen outputs/bericht-und-statistiken/bericht-zur-drogenlitung-in-%96 austria.html) informs that the last update of the report was carried out on January 29, 2024.

These different aspects of drug crime again show the complexity and the serious effects of drug trade on society, both on an individual and structural level.