31 Kilos of Cannabis Sold: Prison for 45-Year-Old
The defendant had transported the drugs from Vienna to Carinthia and handed them over to a buyer who resold them for profit. The value of the drugs was stated to be 132,000 euros. The verdict was not yet legally binding.
Overwhelming Evidence
The police tracked down the 45-year-old Viennese man through his buyer in Klagenfurt. The defendant denied the crimes since his arrest, but the evidence was overwhelming: Not only was he clearly identified by his customer, the 45-year-old had also searched for the buyer's address on his mobile phone. A DNA trace of the defendant was secured on a cannabis package, and he also had the equipment for professional cannabis cultivation at home, stated prosecutor Sandra Agnoli.
Before the jury court chaired by Judge Christian Liebhauser-Karl, the man finally confessed in full. He said he had family difficulties and financial problems and therefore started selling drugs. He got the cannabis from a man whose first name was all he knew. He himself did not produce any cannabis. Why then the equipment in his apartment and detailed records of cultivation and irrigation? "I wanted to grow CBD, I just had it at home for preparation," the defendant said.
The buyer of the drugs was also arrested and is in pre-trial detention. He had resold the cannabis - which had a strikingly high THC content of around 17 percent - to 40 to 50 buyers for profit. The Carinthian is expected to stand trial in about two weeks.
"Your Confession Certainly Saved You a Year in Prison"
The facts of the case are undisputed, Judge Liebhauser-Karl explained in his reasoning for the verdict. The 31 kilograms of cannabis were resold in gram quantities: "You can imagine how many people in this city have been supplied with drugs." With a penalty range of one to 15 years in prison, four years was deemed sufficient: "Your confession certainly saved you a year in prison." The defendant requested three days to consider, prosecutor Agnoli did not make a statement.
(APA/Red)
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