Pubdate: Tue,  4 Jul 2000
Source: Reuters
Copyright: 2000 Reuters Limited.
Author: Reuters

AUSTRIAN POLICE SEIZE OVER 100 KG OF HEROIN

VIENNA, July 4 (Reuters) - Austrian police have seized 104 kilograms of 
heroin in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, officials said on 
Tuesday.

The cache was discovered at Vienna's Schwechat international airport on 
June 26, packed into the sides of 100 cardboard boxes. Police said the 
boxes were filled with textiles and bound for the United Kingdom.

Two Austrian men have been detained in connection with the seizure. Police 
were due to release further details at a news conference later on Tuesday.
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