Nach Drogenfund in Packen: 18-Jähriger von Wiener Polizei festgenommen – Vienna Online

The investigation was launched more than two weeks ago following a check on parcel shipments in Lower Austria. Police found a large amount of marijuana and magic mushrooms in a package.

Narcotics investigators of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office then traced the origin and destination address of the shipment. Police officers realized that it was a company address – a company located in Vienna-Leopoldstadt, according to APA information. “Recipients do not need to further legitimize themselves and identify themselves with an identity,” a police spokesman said. Detectives finally located the person who collected a package near the company. “He gave clues to the person who placed the order.”

A day later, investigators arrested the 18-year-old Austrian at his apartment in Vienna-Hernals. During the search of the house, money and some cannabis were seized. However, the suspect refused to comment on the allegations and was taken to the penitentiary. During the subsequent period, officers secured 30 mail shipments. “Amounts ranging from grams to kilograms were found,” the spokesman said. The range of items was correspondingly wide. “This ranges from marijuana to psychotropic substances and other drugs.” Police now want to arrest the people who received the packages. It was stated that the investigations were carried out in close coordination with the Federal Criminal Police Office.

“Drug trafficking, especially through the mail, poses great challenges for the police,” said Daniel Lichtenegger, Director of the Drug Crimes Office of the Federal Criminal Police Office. “Such service providers complicate our efforts to fight drug crimes with the business model they implement. On the contrary, such models can even encourage criminal activities,” it said.

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