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ORAustrian security authorities have unearthed arsenals on the neo-Nazi scene and received information about the possible establishment of a far-right militia in Germany. Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said at a press conference on Saturday that five searches and five arrests had been made in Austria in the course of joint investigations with state criminal investigation offices in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia. . Among other things, 76 semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons, a lot of ammunition, hand grenades and explosives were seized.
100,000 rounds of ammunition
During a home search Wednesday, officials discovered submachine guns, assault rifles and ammunition. Another search on Thursday found a container with more weapons, ammunition and explosives. On Friday, around 100,000 rounds of ammunition and numerous long guns were seized from a warehouse in Lower Austria.
One at the center of the investigation provided information on the use of the weapons, Nehammer said. From this, the researchers had learned that the weapons were intended for the right-wing extremist scene in Germany, “to establish a radical right-wing militia.” He was unable to provide further information due to the ongoing investigation.
It was a severe blow to the right-wing extremist scene in Austria, Nehammer said. The State Criminal Police Office in Vienna led the month-long investigation.
A drug delivery from Germany in October led police into the network. According to the deputy chief of the Vienna LKA, Michael Mimra, the proceeds were used to buy weapons destined for Germany. The main suspect is a 53-year-old Austrian with a criminal record, who is said to have started the trade with several accomplices.
