Tag: coins

Massive heroin haul in Salzburg

Post date September 23, 2010

Three people have been arrested after six kilos of heroin were found in their car.Salzburg police announced today (Thurs) officers discovered around six kilograms of the drug as well as antiques and coins of unclear origin during a traffic check on Tuesday.The discovered heroin had a street sale value of around 800,000 Euros, they said.Two […]

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Pensioner fined for gold-smuggling attempt

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Post date July 9, 2010

A German pensioner has been fined for trying to smuggle pure gold worth half a million Euros from Switzerland via Austria into his homeland.Vorarlberg custom officials said today (Fri) the man was ordered to pay 35,000 Euros over the incident last April, but added he had been allowed to keep the valuables.The 69-year-old claimed he […]

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