Action against illegal arms trade in seven federal states

On behalf of the public prosecutors, house searches and confidence were carried out at fourteen locations for ten men who are suspected of having prohibited objects under the Weapons Act, War Material Act or the Prohibition Act and dealing with them. The campaign took place on February 27, but was only now known.

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As part of this “Joint Action Days”, numerous weapons, ammunition and Nazi devotionals were secured, the Interior Ministry said. The campaign was directed by the State Protection Directorate for the intelligence services, and the affected state offices were also in action, which was all except for those in Carinthia and Salzburg.

Follow-up success of a campaign from the previous year

The origin of the campaign lies in a house search carried out by the State Office of Lower Austria in the previous year, in which war material in the form of weapons and war ammunition as well as Nazi devotionals, including uniform parts and badges, were ensured. The evaluation of the also ensured data carriers and intensive investigations now led to ten other suspects.

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