Escape ended: Drugs from Upper Austria in Eferding!

Escape ended: Drugs from Upper Austria in Eferding!

Eferding, Österreich - In Upper Austria, a 50-year-old man was arrested on March 27, 2025, who had been considered to be undermined for months. The arrest took place in Eferding after the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) Upper Austria had found its whereabouts after intensive investigations. The background is a demonstration order from the Linz State Court, which was issued on July 9, 2024 due to an addictive addiction. The man had withdrawn from the prison sentence and continued to go into being until his arrest. When he was arrested, the suspicious massive resistance and must now also be responsible for the public prosecutor's office in Linz. After the incident, he was transferred to the Linz prison, where he has to compete.

In another case, the LKA Upper Austria reported the arrest of a drug smuggler. On March 14, 2023, a 23-year-old man from the Amstetten district was caught in a train from Amstetten to Salzburg. The officials found 460 grams of cocaine, which had a street sales value in the five -digit euro range and was of good quality. The young man stated that he had introduced the cocaine from abroad with the aim of passing it on to a buyer on Lake Constance. LKA officials assume that the accused has carried out several smuggling trips to a similar extent since the beginning of 2023. The investigation into his customer continues and the man was then instructed to the Wels judiciary.

background to the drug problem in Austria

The incidents mentioned are in the context of the current drug position in Austria, which is added in the epidemiologist report in 2024. This report offers a comprehensive picture of risky and problematic drug use in the country and is based on data from epidemiological routine monitoring. Six chapters examine various aspects, including special sections on the topics of "tobacco and related products" and "alcohol consumption". The last update of the report took place on January 29, 2025 and the survey is supported by extensive statistical analyzes in the Annex, which are publicly available in PDF format. A quick look at the drug statistics shows the growing problem of drug use and drug crime in Austria.

The reports and events illustrate the challenges that the police and society are in dealing with drugs in relation to the fight against smuggling as well as the prevention and treatment of drug abuse.