Armed Robberies on Tobacco Shops Were Just Staged

The Carinthia State Criminal Police Office has solved two armed robberies of a tobacconist in Klagenfurt. As it has now emerged, these were not real robberies - they were staged by a tobacconist employee and two men. All parties involved will be reported, the police announced in a press release.

Two Staged Tobacconist Robberies in Carinthia Solved

The "robberies" occurred in December 2024 and March 2025. The tobacconist employee is said to have planned and prepared the act together with a 41-year-old Tunisian acquaintance. For the first robbery, a 37-year-old Algerian was additionally recruited, who threatened the employee with a firearm. In the second robbery, the 41-year-old carried out the act himself, armed with a knife. The employee enabled the act through her insider knowledge.

Employee Confesses

The police tracked down the perpetrators through the evaluation of video recordings, forensic evidence, and DNA analyses. The employee also recognized the 37-year-old in a photo. The 41-year-old was arrested in Vienna in early June 2025 and confessed. The tobacconist employee also made a comprehensive confession after further interrogations, while the 37-year-old initially did not confess.

According to the accused, the stolen money was divided among them and used to finance living expenses and the 41-year-old's drug addiction. The tobacconist employee, the 41-year-old Tunisian, and the 37-year-old Algerian are being charged with two counts of aggravated theft. The employee is also being charged with two counts of feigning a criminal act and multiple false statements to the criminal police.

(APA/Red)

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