Several arrests: house searches in progress throughout Austria

More than 60 police officers and criminals were involved in the criminal investigation, along with conducting house searches.

Since the morning hours there has been a large-scale operation of the executive in almost all of Austria. Under the leadership of the Styrian authorities there are house searches, several persons have already been arrested. According to "Krone" information it is an operation against the so-called Pedo-Hunter-scene. At the same time in the early morning hours there were house searches by the police in seven federal states. Numerous criminalists, …

400 police officers, including Wega and Cobra, are in action. The reason for the raids is not announced until later.

More than 400 police officers carried out raids in seven federal states on Friday morning. 15 suspects were arrested. They were said to have researched homosexuals, severely injured, humiliated and robbed them. In one case, the police speak of attempted murder.

More than 400 police officers were deployed on Friday mornings. The officials now provide more detailed information on the background in a first press statement. Since the early morning hours of today's Friday, 21 March 2025, more than 400 police officers have been deployed nationwide. Only the federal states of Carinthia and Vorarlberg were not affected. Together with numerous criminalists, special forces from the COBRA and the WEGA task force …

In Erfurt and in the Kyffhäuserkreis, the police searched several buildings on Friday morning. Apparently, it is about possible violations of the weapons law. Also a tracker dog was in action.