A 19-year-old French woman was provisionally arrested at Vienna Airport (Schwechat) after checks early on 1 June 2026. Police found about 37 kg of cannabis herb in two bags of transit luggage. The bags came from Bangkok and were due to continue to Paris.
The checks were carried out by the Schwechat city police criminal investigation and border police unit. On the order of the Korneuburg prosecutor's office, she was taken to Korneuburg prison.
The report mentions no charges or court outcome. She is not named.
Why it matters: The bags were transit luggage, meaning she was not planning to stay in Austria. The report shows that bags passing through can still be checked.
Source: 5min.at, 2026-06-02 (translated from German). Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting. An arrest or charge is not proof of guilt.