Drug ring in Vienna: Seven arrests for international access!

Drug ring in Vienna: Seven arrests for international access!

Pater-Schwartz-Gasse, 1150 Wien, Österreich - Vienna is again in the sign of drug trafficking: In the 15th municipality of police officers observed a suspected drug sale in Pater-Schwartz-Gasse. A 41-year-old Iraqi citizen was arrested after handing over drugs to a buyer. During the search, the emergency services not only found the sold drugs, but also 68 tablets and cash, which probably comes from the drug sale. The suspect was temporarily arrested and is now faced with an advertisement due to the sale of addictive substances, as

But the arrest is only the tip of the iceberg: the state criminal offices of Vienna and Styria have started extensive investigations into an international drug ring that is said to have transported addictive substances from Spain to Austria. Special units were able to arrest seven members of this organization and ensure a large amount of drugs, firearms and fake documents. In the period from September 2023 to April 2024, this ring, whose head, a 30-year-old Austrian, was operated in Spain in June 2024. In total, an investigation is carried out against 15 people, with further arrest warrants being issued. This shows how deep the entanglements in the drug trade in Vienna are, what the police describe as meinzirk.at

The investigation against this criminal group has not yet been completed; The police have already developed long -term strategies to identify and snap further suspects. A strong team of different units, including the Cobra operations command, works together to continue fighting drug trafficking in Vienna and make the city safer.