Controls on the South – Romanian breakdown bus stopped with drugs on board

During a priority action by the Styrian police on the southern autobahn (A 2), the officials were able to pull a Romanian coach out of circulation. The vehicle not only had numerous technical defects, but there were also more than three kilos of drugs on board.

On Thursday afternoon, a large-scale priority action by the Styrian police took place on the southern autobahn, in which several organizations took part. The controls were carried out by officers from the Weiz criminal investigation team, the highway police, the service dog squadron, the customs office and the state inspection office – the action was secured by Cobra officers and the Styrian standby unit. Around 3 p.m., the officers then caught a really big fish. When the experienced police officers noticed superficial defects in a Romanian coach, it was diverted to the Ilztal traffic control station for a more detailed inspection. Due to serious defects (cracks in the windshield, rusty steel beams, defective compressed air system, defects in the braking system), the further journey had to be prohibited due to imminent danger addictive substances safe. The service dog sniffed out a total of 3.1 kilos of herbal cannabis and three other bottles of herbal cannabis in the water heater. The two bus drivers (51 and 44 years old) were arrested and are now in custody in the Graz-Jakomini prison. You did not confess when you were first questioned.
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