Driver, 39, caught with 300 g cannabis in Bad Hofgastein
Police stopped a 39-year-old Turkish driver in Bad Hofgastein on 3 November 2026 after noticing a strong cannabis smell and seized about 300 g of cannabis herb. He said it was for personal use; on the Salzburg prosecutor's order officers seized his cash and phone, and he remains free pending a report.
On Tuesday evening, police stopped a 39-year-old Turkish car driver in the
municipal area of Bad Hofgastein in Pongau during a routine vehicle check.[1][2]Officers said an intensive cannabis smell met them during the check.[1][2][3]Police
described the case in a statement issued on Wednesday.[1]The man remains free
for now and was reported rather than taken into custody.[1][2][3]
In the follow-up inspection after the smell was noticed, officers seized about
300 grams of cannabis herb.[1][2][3]Police put the seized amount at about 300
grams, the figure recorded here as 0.3 kilograms.[1]The driver told officers
the drug was intended purely for his own use.[1][2][3]After that account, the
Salzburg public prosecutor’s office ordered further steps in the case.[1][3]On
that order, officers seized both the cash the 39-year-old was carrying and his
mobile telephone.[1][2][3]
The control is described as a routine vehicle check in Bad Hofgastein, not a
targeted drug operation.[1]Bad Hofgastein lies in Pongau, the Salzburg
district named as the location of the stop.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
300 g
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (300 g)
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
SALZBURG24salzburg24.atDE„Starker Cannabisgeruch“: Polizei findet 300 Gramm „Gras“ bei Pkw-Lenker in Bad Hofgastein
No separate calendar date for the stop is given; 3 November 2026 is inferred from Tuesday evening and yesterday evening relative to the 4 November publication.
The 300-gram amount is reported as approximate, not an exact laboratory weight.
No amount for the seized cash and no details of the seized telephone were published.
No court outcome was reported; the man remains free and has been reported, with further steps ordered but not described.
The precise location within the municipal area of Bad Hofgastein was not specified.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in German.
Vienna police arrested a 17-year-old Swiss and a 19-year-old German after a group sprayed trains at Heiligenstadt station on 2 November 2026, firing two warning shots as three suspects fled. Officers seized 15 spray cans and sprayer gear along with suspected hashish in a plastic bag.
Graz traffic police found four drivers unfit to drive on 1 November 2026 during drink- and drug-driving checks, seizing licences and banning five people from continuing. Officers also seized a small amount of cannabis herb and filed one report under Austria's Narcotics Act.
Police in Salzburg watched a 30-year-old alleged dealer and a 67-year-old alleged buyer complete a cannabis handover beside a parked patrol car on 31 October 2026. Officers seized about 40 grams from the dealer and about three grams from the buyer and reported both men while leaving them at liberty.
On 20 August 2026 motorway police near Villach stopped a Slovenian car on the Karawanken Autobahn just after it entered Austria and found 11.75 kg of cannabis in the boot. Two 30-year-old Slovenian men were taken to Klagenfurt prison.
