News (Media Awareness Project) - Austria: Wire: Austrian Police Seize Over 100 Kg Of Heroin |
| Title: | Austria: Wire: Austrian Police Seize Over 100 Kg Of Heroin |
| Published On: | 2000-07-04 |
| Source: | Reuters |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 17:23:40 |
AUSTRIAN POLICE SEIZE OVER 100 KG OF HEROIN
VIENNA, July 4 (Reuters) - Austrian police have seized 104 kilograms of
heroin in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, officials said on
Tuesday.
The cache was discovered at Vienna's Schwechat international airport on
June 26, packed into the sides of 100 cardboard boxes. Police said the
boxes were filled with textiles and bound for the United Kingdom.
Two Austrian men have been detained in connection with the seizure. Police
were due to release further details at a news conference later on Tuesday.
VIENNA, July 4 (Reuters) - Austrian police have seized 104 kilograms of
heroin in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, officials said on
Tuesday.
The cache was discovered at Vienna's Schwechat international airport on
June 26, packed into the sides of 100 cardboard boxes. Police said the
boxes were filled with textiles and bound for the United Kingdom.
Two Austrian men have been detained in connection with the seizure. Police
were due to release further details at a news conference later on Tuesday.
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