Prisoner Allegedly Issued Murder Orders via Mobile Phone

The alleged mafioso, who is said to have close ties to the gang of Dario D. alias "Dexter," a drug trade specialist now legally sentenced to life imprisonment, is suspected of having issued multiple murder orders from his cell using a mobile phone.

According to findings by the Federal Criminal Office, which, based on APA research, has been investigating the 27-year-old Serbian in close cooperation with Serbian police authorities for some time, several attacks were carried out in the man's homeland. These did not result in any loss of life only due to fortunate circumstances or the incompetence of the hired killers. Specifically, the 27-year-old is said to have hired two men to kill a man in Belgrade by providing them with a hand grenade through an intermediary, which they were supposed to throw at the victim on November 1, 2021. Shortly thereafter, the same two perpetrators threw a hand grenade and an incendiary device at the house of another man, whom the 27-year-old saw as a "traitor." The building sustained property damage.

Projectile Fired from Anti-Tank Weapon at House

Because the targeted "traitor" was not harmed, the 27-year-old is said to have sought two new killers. On August 25, 2023, they fired a projectile from an M80 "Zolja" anti-tank weapon at the man's house, where his mother and a brother were present at the time. A catastrophe was averted only because the shaped charge grenade hit the wall at a suboptimal angle and did not penetrate it. Only minor property damage occurred.

Inmate Allegedly Planned Spectacular Escape

That's not all: The 27-year-old is said to have planned his spectacular escape from JA Stein. As discovered by the Federal Criminal Office, he allegedly attempted in early January 2024 to persuade an acquaintance to free him with a hijacked helicopter. This person was supposed to rent a helicopter in Bad Vöslau for half an hour and threaten the pilot with a gun, forcing them to fly to Krems. Over the grounds of JA Stein, a ladder or rope was to be lowered to enable the 27-year-old's escape. The plan has not been executed - at least not yet.

The legal representative of the 27-year-old denies the allegations against the alleged mafioso. "Neither the investigations by the Serbian nor the domestic authorities are concluded," said Vienna attorney Nikolaus Rast in response to an APA inquiry. In the end, "the allegations will dissolve into nothing," the defense lawyer stated.

First Indictment for Drug and Smuggling Operations Conducted While in Custody

However, there is already a first, legally binding indictment against the 27-year-old. Before his transfer to JA Stein, the Serbian was housed in JA Hirtenberg. There, in February 2021, he allegedly supplied fellow inmates with cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, and crystal meth and organized the sale of five kilograms of cannabis, which was handed over to the buyer in Vienna-Ottakring in early March 2021.

After his transfer to Stein, the Serbian is said to have changed industries: Using illegal, supposedly wiretap-proof crypto phones, he allegedly acted as the organizer of three smuggling trips in the summer of 2023, bringing at least 25 refugees illegally to Europe via Turkey to Greece. Cost: 1,200 euros per smuggled person. The criminal organization, in which the 27-year-old was still a leading figure despite his imprisonment, is described by law enforcement authorities as a "Serbian-originated group of intensive offenders in the area of serious crime."

The trial against the 27-year-old for smuggling and drug trafficking will take place at the Regional Court of Wiener Neustadt. The hearing is scheduled for the end of June. An end to the ongoing investigations for attempted incitement to murder, air piracy, and criminal organization is not yet foreseeable.

Eight Mobile Phones Discovered in the Man's Cell

It is certain that the alleged mafioso apparently had access to prohibited mobile phones - including crypto phones - at will in prison. According to secured information from the APA, no fewer than eight devices were seized in his cell at JA Stein on September 28, 2023. Although he has since been classified as a so-called security risk, supposedly wiretap-proof crypto phones, which the 27-year-old is said to have used and whose communication could be decrypted and read, were also found in his cell and other locations thereafter.

These data heavily incriminate the man in the upcoming trial concerning drug deals. In a chat, he revealed to a conversation partner, who is likely to have belonged to the same gang: "White (meaning: cocaine, ed.), brown (meaning: heroin, ed.), ecstasy, crystal. I have put the whole block (in prison, ed.) on drugs."

(APA/Red)

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