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Austrian illegal drug trade flourishes in 2015: report

Xinhua, August 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

The illegal drug trade in Austria appears to have increased significantly in 2015, a new report from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) revealed on Wednesday.

The report showed the amount of confiscated drugs for the year was with street value of nearly 28 million euros (about 31.6 million U.S. dollars), up from 18 million euros in 2014.

This included a 90 kg increase in the amount of cocaine that was seized.

The most popular drug on the streets, however, remained marijuana.

A further 172 new chemical substances were also reportedly seized by authorities.

There were also 2,657 more drug-related offences for the year, taking the total to just under 33,000, the highest in a decade.

About half of all dealers arrested were said to have foreign backgrounds. Those of Serbian and Nigerian origin were more prominently active in Vienna, while Afghan nationals were found to be dealing in the towns of Styria, and Moroccans in Tyrol. Endit