17 Kilos of Cannabis in Suitcase: Arrest at Vienna Airport
Ein Koffer voll mit Cannabis wurde im Transit entdeckt.
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A German wanted to travel with drugs from Bangkok via Vienna to Edinburgh – now he is in custody.
Criminal investigators from the Schwechat City Police Command discovered and seized a suitcase with about 17 kilos of cannabis herb at Vienna Airport on Thursday.
Cannabis Smuggling Stopped at Vienna Airport: 20-Year-Old in Custody
The luggage had arrived on a flight from Bangkok and was supposed to be transported further to Edinburgh. A 20-year-old German citizen, on whom the suitcase was checked in, was arrested before the onward flight, the Lower Austria State Police Directorate announced.
The accused did not confess to drug smuggling during the interrogation. He was admitted to the local detention center by order of the Korneuburg public prosecutor's office.
(APA/Red)
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