Drug drama in Linz: sibling gang makes almost half a million!

Drug drama in Linz: sibling gang makes almost half a million!

Linz, Österreich - In tranquil Upper Austria, the State Criminal Police Office has uncovered a far -reaching drug empire, which was operated by a pair of siblings. The 32-year-old sister from Steyr and her 31-year-old brother from the Linz-Land district, both Czech origin, are suspected of having acted with cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines for almost five years. The official investigations have shown that the sibling couple worked in drugs in an "upper double -digit kilogram range" and moved them in from a wire mastermind in Vienna and distributed them to subdealers in Upper Austria. The PNP reports that the prices and quantities negotiated, while her brother for the concrete distribution Subdeal was responsible.

In an interesting revenue distribution, 70 percent of the profit went to the sister and 30 percent to the brother. According to estimates, the two are said to have done almost half a million euros with their illegal business in recent years. The investigators found that the sibling couple had no regular income and still had to cover running costs. In March they were arrested at the order of the public prosecutor and have been in custody since then. Your assets, including a car and a low six -digit amount in a bank account, were also confiscated.

drug trafficking in Upper Austria - a broader problem?

But that's not the only case that deals with the region. As Nachrichten.at , another drug gang was recently arrested, the cocaine from Slovenia and Germany smuggled to Austria. This gang operated in a large geographical area that included Attnang, Timelkam, Hallein and Salzburg. On November 30, 2024, two Bosnian citizens were caught in Regau in the act. These further arrests complement the worrying developments in drug trafficking in Upper Austria and show that the drug problem is not isolated here.

A total of six people were brought to the Wels judicial institution in the course of this investigation. The comprehensive investigation by the Wels public prosecutor has also produced 48 other customers and sub -distributors, who are now displayed according to the Addictive Association Act. In particular, this gang is observed that revenue from drug sales are often used for self -consumption, gambling addiction and repayment of construction loans. These developments illustrate the interrogation of drug trafficking and social problems.

an outlook on the drug position in Austria

These incidents throw a light on the current drug position in Austria. The annual

action and repression are necessary, but prevention and clarification also have to be focused on in order to strengthen social structures and to withdraw drug crime in the long term. In times like these it is once again shown that every municipality, every district - indeed every federal state - has to work together to combat these challenges.