Woken up by officers

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Officers from the Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation arrested a man on Friday morning who is suspected of possessing and distributing child pornography material, among other things. As if that were not enough, the investigators discovered numerous other criminal offenses in his apartment.

A tip-off from a foreign authority led the Viennese investigators on the trail of the 53-year-old Austrian citizen. During the search of the man's home at around 5 a.m. on Friday, several criminal offenses were uncovered.

Discovery of NS devotional objects and weapons
The electronic data carriers and cell phones seized contained suspicious material indicating the possession and possible distribution of child pornography. The findings in his apartment indicated Nazi sympathies, and the investigators also seized weapons and narcotics.

Man provisionally arrested
The 53-year-old was charged on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography, cruelty to animals and under the provisions of the Prohibition Act and the Narcotics Act. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was taken to a prison.