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The addictive substances are said to have been sold to about 160 buyers in Pongau, Pinzgau, the city of Salzburg and Braunau during the period of the crime. Police were able to prove that those responsible made courier trips from Villach to St. Johann with a total of more than eight kilos of cannabis herb with a purchase price of 34,000 euros.
On July 1, 2020, coordinated international arrests and house searches were carried out in the state of Salzburg, in the Braunau area, in Slovenia and Italy. There were eleven arrests and 15 searches in Austria. These drugs were seized for a total value of more than 110,000 euros, including around 4.7 kilos of powdered amphetamine, almost 800 grams of cannabis herb, around 84 grams of cocaine and 5,000 euros in cash, prohibited weapons, including unregistered pistols and brass fists. – and a car.
He sold a kilo of drugs in Salzburg every week
The police assume that at least a kilo of various addictive substances have been sold each week in the state of Salzburg. From March 2019 to July 2020, the group of perpetrators is said to have sold around 15 kilos of cocaine, 30 kilos of speed, 100 kilos of cannabis herb and two kilos of heroin for a total value of 3.2 million euros.
The main perpetrators used several of the so-called “brokers” who were selling addictive substances to the group. In the case of the intermediaries, the perpetrators enforced their demands with illegal guns to collect the open drug debts.
Gang Members Wanted Internationally
The perpetrators are two Austrians (22 and 25 years old), six Bosnians (18, 21, 23, 29, 34 and 40 years old), two Croats (27 and 36 years old), a Kosovar (34), a Serbian (25) and a Macedonian (28). Two of the main perpetrators, the 36-year-old Croatian and the 25-year-old Macedonian, have been detained since 1 July 2020. Three other main perpetrators, the Bosnian gang boss, 40, and two other Bosnians (23 and 29 years old), are at large and are wanted with an international arrest warrant.
Because most of the criminal group also received AMS support and emergency help during the crime period, it is also reported for social fraud.
(Source: SALZBURG24)
