A blow against the allegedly organized drug trade has been achieved by the Vienna police. After extensive investigations, five suspects were arrested. The officers seized approximately 2.25 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of 160,000 euros, as well as cash amounting to more than 112,000 euros.

As the Vienna State Police Directorate announced on Monday, November 9, 2026, the investigations led through several districts of Vienna. The starting point was a suspicious encounter in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus on October 6.

Officers from the Task Force for Combating Street Crime (EGS) noticed a 25-year-old Serbian citizen on October 6, who left a multi-party building and behaved conspicuously according to the police.

When the man met a 50-year-old and the two exchanged items, the investigators intervened.

During the check of the younger man, the officers discovered approximately 2.25 kilograms of cocaine and 2165 euros in cash in his bag.

The 25-year-old was arrested. His 50-year-old alleged accomplice, also a Serbian citizen, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking.

During a subsequent apartment search, the police secured an additional 1205 euros.

In the course of further investigations, a 24-year-old woman came under police scrutiny.

According to investigators, the Serbian citizen drove from an apartment in Penzing to Favoriten. There, she handed a bag containing 60,100 euros in cash to a 54-year-old woman.

The 54-year-old was subsequently arrested.

During a subsequent search of an apartment in Favoriten, which the police assessed was apparently used as a cash depot, officers discovered a money counting machine and an additional 41,195 euros.

At the registered address of the 54-year-old in the same building, an additional 7,425 euros were found.

The investigations ultimately led to two more arrests in a venue in the Penzing district.

There, officers arrested the 24-year-old as well as a 29-year-old Serbian citizen.

As a result, a total of five people aged between 24 and 54 were arrested during the investigations.

All five are suspected of being involved in drug trafficking.

In addition to the cocaine, investigators secured larger amounts of cash at several locations.

The amounts listed individually in the police release total 112,090 euros. In addition, the secured cocaine has an estimated street sale value of around 160,000 euros according to the police.

According to the police, pre-trial detention has been proposed for all five accused.

The investigations into the background and possible further participants are ongoing.

(Red)

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