Driving through Vienna

Drug driver (30) had a weapon in his glove compartment

The officers found a pistol in the glove compartment.(Bild: Andrey Popov, stock.adobe.com (Symbolbild))

A drugged driver in Vienna-Brigittenau had a gun in his glove compartment and a Czech license plate in the trunk. He cannot explain either. The 30-year-old has no driver's license.

The man was stopped in Jägerstraße and could not produce a valid driver's license. The officers found the pistol in the glove compartment. Czech license plates were also discovered in the trunk. The Turkish man was unable to provide an explanation.

Man does not have a firearms license
The weapon and the license plates were seized, police said on Saturday. The man did not have a valid firearms license. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, the 30-year-old was released. Further investigations into the pistol and the license plates are underway.