Five drivers stopped in Salzburg drug checks; two tested positive for cannabis
Salzburg police stopped five drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs between 10 and 11 November 2026 in the city of Salzburg, Bischofshofen, Kuchl and the Zell am See district. Two of the five had drug tests that reacted to cannabis, and all five lost their driving licences on the spot and were reported to the authorities.
🇦🇹 Salzburg city, Bischofshofen, Kuchl and Zell am See district, Salzburg · Austria
Five drivers in Salzburg lost their driving licences after police stops.[1]Police stopped five drivers on 10 and 11 November 2026 who had alcohol or
illegal drugs in their blood.[1]All five were reported to the competent
authorities for the violations found.[2]
During checks with a focus on alcohol and drugs in Bischofshofen, officers
stopped a 22-year-old Croatian citizen.[3]His alcohol pre-test was negative
but his drug test reacted to cannabis, and a doctor confirmed he was unfit to
drive.[2]On Wednesday morning in the Zell am See district, police stopped a
21-year-old and a 42-year-old driver from Pinzgau, both showing signs of
impairment.[3]Neither had drunk any alcohol, but their drug tests reacted,
one to cannabis and one to cocaine, and a doctor found both unfit to drive.[3]
The series began early on Tuesday morning in the city of Salzburg, shortly
before 6 a.m. with a crash on the Schallmooser Hauptstraße.[1]A 27-year-old
woman from Flachgau left her lane and knocked down two traffic signs in the
middle of the road.[1]She was unhurt, and her breathalyser showed 1.38 per
mille.[1]Shortly before 8 p.m., a 32-year-old Flachgau driver was stopped in
the municipality of Kuchl and his breathalyser showed 1.1 per mille.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
5
Agency
Polizei Salzburg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Use
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Force
No force reported
Operation
10 Nov 2026 – 11 Nov 2026
Region
Salzburg
Sources
MSNmsn.comDEDrogen und Promille am Steuer: Polizei zieht fünf Lenker aus dem Verkehr
Upper Austrian police arrested a 23-year-old from the Ried district and a 50-year-old Hungarian national after months of investigation into cocaine and cannabis sales in Upper Austria and Salzburg. Investigators attribute about 3 kilograms of cannabis herb and 2 kilograms of cocaine to the 50-year-old and say they identified about 55 customers.
Vienna police arrested three people in a car in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus on the evening of 8 November 2026 after officers smelled cannabis and found about 165 grams of cocaine under the front passenger seat. Cannabis, cash and scales were also seized, and the 21-year-old driver lost his licence after refusing a medical examination.
Vienna police arrested two men and a woman in the Märzstraße in Penzing after a routine check of a trio pushing a bicycle turned up suspected burglary tools, cannabis, crystal meth and a forged 200-euro note. The 32-year-old woman told officers the two men had just stolen the bicycle from a cellar, and her account made her a suspect too.
Salzburg police stopped six drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs in the city of Salzburg, Thalgau and Leogang over the weekend of 7-8 November 2026, with drug tests reacting to cannabis in several cases. Five of the six had their driving licences seized on the spot.