2 held in Vienna graffiti raid as suspected hashish seized
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.
🇦🇹 Bahnhof Heiligenstadt, Heiligenstädter Lände, Vienna-Döbling · Austria
Vienna police arrested two suspected graffiti sprayers at Heiligenstadt station
after a group entered the railway grounds without permission and sprayed several
trains.[1][2]The two detained were a 17-year-old Swiss and a 19-year-old German
who resisted arrest with kicks and blows to break free from officers.[1][2]Three
other people fled across the railway tracks toward Rampengasse and officers
fired two warning shots that did not stop them.[1][2]A witness had seen several
people enter the railway area on Heiligenstädter Lände in Vienna’s 19th district
at about 3 am on Monday and called police after they sprayed trains.[1][2]
Police seized 15 spray cans and clothing at the site and found fresh paint
traces on seized gloves.[1]Officers also seized a video camera, stickers, a
balaclava, a scarf, mobile phones and more gloves along with suspected hashish
in a plastic bag.[1][2]Officers also took a video camera, balaclavas, gloves,
scarves, mobile phones and stickers from the two detained men along with a
suspected hashish cube.[3]
One suspect threw a mobile construction fence at officers and reached into his
jacket during the arrest where a later search found pepper spray.[1]An
immediate manhunt for the three fugitives had no result when reported.[1][2]Investigations into the incident and the fugitives were continuing.[1]
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Open questions the AI reported
No weight, count or laboratory result for the suspected hashish was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
The outlets differ on the cannabis find: one reports suspected hashish cubes in a plastic bag, the other a single suspected hashish cube.
No cannabis-specific charge was reported; the arrests were described as for unauthorised entry, graffiti and resistance.
The incident date of 2 November 2026 is inferred from Monday at about 3 am before the 3 November publications, which the second outlet also dates to 2 November.
No court outcome was reported; investigations and the search for the three fugitives were continuing.
No police agency statement for this event was found; only the two news reports were opened.
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.
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.
