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

The investigation was started more than two weeks ago following an inspection of parcel shipments in Lower Austria. The police found large quantities of cannabis and magic mushrooms in a package.

The narcotics investigators from the Vienna State Criminal Investigation Department then traced the origin and destination addresses of the shipment. The police officers noticed that it was a business address – according to APA information, a company in Vienna-Leopoldstadt. “The recipients do not need to identify themselves further and identify themselves with an ID,” said a police spokesperson. Ultimately, investigators tracked down the collector of a package in the vicinity of the company. “He gave instructions to the orderer.”

A day later, investigators arrested an 18-year-old Austrian in his apartment in Vienna-Hernals. Cash and a small amount of cannabis herb were seized during a search. However, the suspect refused to comment on the allegations and was taken to a correctional facility. In the further proceedings, the agents secured the 30 postal items. “Amounts were found ranging from grams to kilograms,” the spokesperson said. The range of fabrics was correspondingly large. “This ranges from cannabis to psychotropic substances and other drugs.” The police now want to arrest the recipients of the packages. The investigation was conducted in close cooperation with the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, it was said.

“Drug trafficking by mail in particular poses a major challenge for the police,” explains Daniel Lichtenegger, Office Manager Drug Crime at the Federal Criminal Police Office. “Such service providers complicate our efforts in the fight against drug crime through their business model. On the contrary, such models can even promote criminal activities,” it said.

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