Austrian nabbed over secret cannabis plants in the Netherlands

Categories
General News

An Austrian and his Dutch girlfriend were arrested after police discovered more than 500 marijuana plants at their home’s attic yesterday (Weds).Officials in the Dutch city of Kerkrade announced today the man, 46, and his 36-year-old partner were accused of illegally selling cannabis. They added a special police squad stormed the house after having received […]

AC/DC gig organisers accused of wrecking environment

Categories
General News

Wels police have begun investigating after animal activists reported organisers of a concert by AC/DC for their handling of the event.Josef Limberger, head of the Nature Protection Union of Upper Austria, said today (Thurs) trucks drove around on territory organisers agreed they would not enter to protect the habitat of rare plants and animals at […]

Verbund interested in French hydroelectric plants

Categories
Business

Austrian electricity provider Verbund wants to buy hydroelectric plants in the Pyrenees and the Alps in France, firm General Director Wolfgang Anzengruber said today (Fri).He said Verbund would compete for licences for plants operated by EdF and GdF-Suez that would be newly issued. Verbund would be interested in obtaining 10 per cent, or 5,000 MW, […]

Cannabis factory found in Lower Austria

Categories
General News

Two Viennese men are facing drug production charges after cops discovered 256 cannabis plants at an estate in Groß-Enzersdorf, Lower Austria.Police said today (Thurs) they had acted on a tip-off, adding it would have been possible to produce drugs worth 16,000 Euros from the confiscated plants.Officials explained the plants were kept at a storage hall […]

WWF warning over hydroelectric plants

Categories
Green Austria

By Lisa ChapmanThe WWF has warned against the construction of more hydroelectric plants in Austria as it says the country’s rivers are in a “dramatic” state.Christoph Walder, the head of the international environmental group’s campaign “Rivers Full of Life” said today (Tues): “As long as there is no good analysis of Austria’s water-power potential, it […]