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Caught by Passing Pedestrian: Drug Deal in Vienna-Leopoldstadt Uncovered

Ein Zeuge bemerkte einen starken Marihuanageruch in einem Parkhaus.
Ein Zeuge bemerkte einen starken Marihuanageruch in einem Parkhaus. ©APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER
An observant witness alerted the police in Vienna-Leopoldstadt due to a strong smell of marijuana, which led the officers to uncover a suspected drug deal and quickly arrest the fleeing perpetrators.

Last night around 10:30 PM, a passerby in Vienna-Leopoldstadt alerted the police after noticing a strong smell of marijuana in a parking garage. The summoned officers were then able to observe a suspected drug trade.

Drug Deal in Vienna-Leopoldstadt: Fleeing Perpetrators Quickly Found

The involved men noticed the officers and quickly fled. One of the suspects, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, was apprehended in a nearby restaurant. He admitted that he had just bought cannabis worth 250 euros and handed over the acquired drugs to the officers. The suspected drug dealer, a 21-year-old Russian, was shortly thereafter apprehended and arrested in a park in the 20th district with a stolen bicycle.

Both men were charged under the Narcotic Drugs Act.

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