Vienna Police Bust Anonymous Parcel Service as Drug Hub

Since January 2022, shipments from the service have been repeatedly intercepted, in which large quantities of narcotics were sent. Since mid-November, the 35-year-old operator and her mother have been in pre-trial detention, and the service's homepage is closed.

According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, the accused has been operating the service since the end of 2021. It was a paid shipping service that allowed the anonymous sending and receiving of letters and parcels. The service was specifically advertised with data protection and anonymity, and by using pseudonyms, a nominal assignment of recipients was prevented.

Vienna Police: Service Almost Exclusively for Criminal Purposes

The investigations were initiated by the Frey group from the Center-East branch of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office in cooperation with the Federal Criminal Police Office under the aegis of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office. According to Haßlinger, the investigators found that the service was used almost exclusively for criminal purposes. Around 98 percent of the shipments involved the sending of illegal substances, mostly ordered via the darknet.

From January 2022 to November 2025, investigators intercepted shipments containing more than 40 kilos of cannabis herb, around four kilos of cannabis resin, nearly 1.9 kilos of cocaine, more than three kilograms of amphetamine, over 900 grams of methamphetamine, more than 1.5 kilos of MDMA, and more than 700 ecstasy tablets. In addition, numerous seizures of substances falling under the New Psychoactive Substances Act, as well as prescription drugs and counterfeit money, were made.

Closure of the Original Business Premises in Vienna-Leopoldstadt in April 2025

Increased police controls led to the closure of the original business premises in Leopoldstadt last April, according to Haßlinger, the operator switched her model to a system with around 400 collection points in Vienna. The 35-year-old, who was quite present in the media in the past and repeatedly pointed out the legality of the service, is said to have publicly warned her customers about ongoing investigations.

Subsequently, investigators monitored the transport routes and intercepted several drug deliveries every week since last May. The public prosecutor's office eventually ordered house searches in Leopoldstadt, in Simmering, and in a city in Upper Styria. According to Haßlinger, the authorities seized large quantities of drugs, counterfeit money, and already opened packages. These were said to be uncollected shipments. Investigators suspect the 35-year-old of having entered the drug trade herself in this way.

She and her 54-year-old mother, who was also working for the company, were arrested in the city in Upper Styria. Both were charged under the Narcotic Substances Act, and according to Haßlinger, investigations are still ongoing.

(APA/Red)

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