During border surveillance

Police helicopter discovers cannabis plantation from the air

Nothing escapes the watchful eye of the "Libelle" police helicopter! Not even a freshly planted cannabis plantation near Kirschentheuer in Carinthia.

The helicopter was actually engaged in border surveillance when the crew noticed something unusual on Thursday evening. A man was planting cannabis plants in a corn field near Kirschentheuer. "Shortly afterwards, the man got into his car and drove away from the field," said the police.

The helicopter took up the pursuit from the air and guided the alerted ground forces to the moving vehicle, who were able to stop the car. "18 cannabis plants were seized in the 27-year-old Ferlach man's vehicle and in the field," as confirmed by the provincial police headquarters. He now faces charges.