Large-scale house searches by heavily armed police officers within two days in Villach and Feldkirchen (Carinthia). A blow to the Romanian human trafficking mafia?
After a major raid with agents from the Cobra special unit and sniffer dogs in the city center and on the outskirts of Villach, which – as reported – also searched a pizzeria and a kebab shop, police officers also swarmed in Feldkirchen on Wednesday . Details about this action are still withheld from the police. “We cannot comment on that for tactical reasons. But there will be a press conference this week,” said police spokeswoman Waltraud Dullnigg.
Apparently, the detectives are targeting the Romanian mafia, which is said to be involved in human trafficking, prostitution and drug deals in Carinthia. A base for the participants is probably an abandoned pension on the outskirts of Villach. A resident saw how the uniformed searched the building. “For two years now, cars with foreign license plates have been driving up here at night and parking here,” says the resident of Villach in an interview with “Krone”. The men who lived here would not have made a confidence-inspiring impression on her. “I didn’t like walking past there,” says the resident, who feels relieved after the police’s action.
Source: Krone
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