Police operation in Wiener Neustadt: Drug crime in focus

Police operation in Wiener Neustadt: Drug crime in focus

On Monday evening, Wiener Neustadt experienced a large -scale commitment of the police, which focused on the fight against drug crime. Two streets, Neunkirchner Straße and Brodtischgasse, were blocked during the measures to ensure the security of the residents and to avoid public chaos.

The emergency services searched an empty building that is located in the pedestrian zone. It is the former old town passage, where indications of a suspected cannabis plantation are presented. The police received information that was suspected that illegal activities took place in this property.

intensive use and all -clear

The citizens were asked to follow the instructions of the police and not to leave their apartments. This was a precaution that the operations management under police spokesman Johann Baumschlager considered urgently necessary. Particular attention was paid to support from the special unit Cobra, which is often used in such critical situations.

After over three hours of intensive police work, in which a contact between the civil servants and a suspect was also established, the police gave the all -clear around 10 p.m. The previously blocked roads were released again, since according to Baumschlager there was no longer any danger to the population. However, it turned out that the suspect could flee during the measures.

The officials discovered a weapon in the searched property and DNA traces were secured. This could indicate a deeper criminal connection. The state criminal offices of Vienna and Lower Austria have initiated investigations in cooperation with the Federal Criminal Police Office in order to clarify the extent of this drug crime. One assumes a criminal association in drug milieu, which underlines the relevance of this operation.

The incident in Wiener Neustadt once again shows how serious the law enforcement authorities take illegal drug activities and with what reprint them are against such offenses. The police will continue to collect information and drive the investigation into accounting. Details on the use and the current investigations can be found at noe.orf.at