Steel joist theft reported

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Plucky thieves made off with steel girders weighing almost 30 tons, it has been revealed.Officials in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria, said today (Thurs) that 14 stainless steel joists each weighing two tons disappeared from a local company’s indoor storage site during the night.The thieves are suspected of lifting the objects up with a special crane truck […]

Police find 54,000 cigarettes in fake customs officer’s car

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Austrian police have discovered more than 50,000 cigarettes in a fake Ukrainian custom officer’s car.Officials in the province of Carinthia said today (Mon) officers stopped the car registered in Slovakia during a random traffic check on Friday. They decided to take a closer look after the man claimed he was working for the Ukrainian customs […]

Massive heroin haul in Salzburg

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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 […]

Pensioner fined for gold-smuggling attempt

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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 […]