The drug investigators of the Upper Austrian State Criminal Police have made a rare major catch: they have busted a Balkan gang based in Wels. They are said to have smuggled and sold cocaine and cannabis with a street value of 1.5 million euros. One of the main suspects had employed his brother as a ‘logistics and packaging representative’.
The drug investigators of the State Criminal Investigation Department of Upper Austria have been investigating together with colleagues from the Street Crime Investigation Group (EGS) for a year and have been able to gradually dismantle and investigate the gang through “detailed work”.
Big win
The boss was a 30-year-old Serb who commanded the eight-man Balkan gang (22 to 30 years old) – they were all arrested. From their old home, the criminals are said to have smuggled a total of 32 kilos of marijuana and twelve kilos of cocaine with a street value of approximately 1.5 million euros to Upper Austria and sold them to other distributors in the Ennsdorf, Linz and Wels regions. in a format. Some of the drugs were handed over in kilo packages.
The group’s communication took place via an encrypted mobile phone app and everyone had their job. The head office and warehouse were located in Wels, where one of the main suspects employed his 17-year-old brother to package the goods. The drugs were stored in an apartment in Wels and a rental hall in the area.
More than 100 accomplices
The gang’s mastermind used several apartments and several vehicles that were not registered in his name. In addition to the main suspects, more than 100 sub-dealers and buyers have also been investigated and reported.
Source: Krone
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