35 kilos of drug alarm: Controls Successful at the Vienna-Schwechat Airport!

35 kilos of drug alarm: Controls Successful at the Vienna-Schwechat Airport!

At the Vienna-Schwechat Airport, a spectacular incident occurred on March 5, 2025, which had fatal consequences for a 20-year-old Canadian citizen. During controls of the transit baggage, the officers of the Schwechat city police command ensured a total of 35 vacuum packs with around one kilogram of cannabis cabbage in two suitcases. These luggage had originally arrived from Bangkok and were to be transported to London. The suspect was arrested on the departure gate and brought to the judicial authority there to the Korneuburg public prosecutor's office, as Regioned.

strict controls at the airport

These incidents underline the strict security measures that are implemented at the Vienna-Schwechat Airport. Air safety is continuously increased to combat the smuggling of drugs and other illegal goods. Due to their attentive control, which they carry out regularly, the criminal officers have contributed significantly to the fact that such substances can be found and removed in good time. The arrests in both cases show that the risks for smugglers are high.