The Vienna State Criminal Police Office arrested the 60-year-old suspect on July 14, 2026. In his vehicle, officers found around 45 kilograms of cannabis herb and 56,000 euros in cash.

The man, a Croatian national, was taken to a detention center on the orders of the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office. He remains in pre-trial detention.

In the course of further investigations, officers from the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Center/East branch, were able to link the man to additional suspected drug deals.

The 60-year-old is accused of having distributed around 20 kilograms of cocaine and six kilograms of amphetamine in the years 2020 and 2021. Additionally, a further 40 kilograms of cannabis herb are said to have been distributed in June 2026.

Furthermore, the man is suspected of having passed on a total of 350,000 euros in cash for the purpose of suspected money laundering between May and July 2026.

According to the police, the accused largely confessed to the allegations. The allegations are the subject of the ongoing proceedings.

(VIENNA.AT)

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