The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Eight face charges over Austria migrant truck deaths Hungarian police will seek charges against eight suspects after completing a probe into the deaths of 71 migrants and refugees found in a truck in Austria last year, in a case that sent shockwaves through Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20161012/austria-migrant-truck-deaths-probe-complete Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:25:00 +0200 austria-migrant-truck-deaths-probe-complete Austrian arrested in Hungary carrying six Syrians in his car A 49-year-old Austrian has been taken into custody in Hungary after police carrying out checks discovered he was transporting six Syrians in his car. https://www.thelocal.at/20160603/austrian-arrested-carrying-six-syrians-in-his-car Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:56:31 +0200 austrian-arrested-carrying-six-syrians-in-his-car Migrant people-smuggling gang jailed in Austria An Austrian court sentenced five people to jail on Thursday for smuggling some 2,000 refugees and migrants into the country last year, in what judges described as "excruciating conditions". https://www.thelocal.at/20160212/migrant-people-smuggling-gang-jailed-in-austria Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:01:53 +0100 migrant-people-smuggling-gang-jailed-in-austria Serbian gang smuggled 2,000 refugees into Austria Five suspected people smugglers are on trial in Korneuburg, Lower Austria - accused of bringing around 2,000 migrants and refugees into Austria between February and September 2015. https://www.thelocal.at/20160211/serbian-gang-smuggled-2000-refugees-into-austria Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:55:51 +0100 serbian-gang-smuggled-2000-refugees-into-austria Forensic investigators begin to ID victims Austrian forensic investigators have so far identified nine of the men and one of the women from the lorry in which 71 refugees lost their lives in August. https://www.thelocal.at/20150924/forensic-investigators-begin-to-id-victims Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:49:05 +0200 forensic-investigators-begin-to-id-victims Police bust cigarette smuggling ring Customs officials in the city of Graz have arrested five cigarette smugglers responsible for smuggling about 1.3 million cigarettes from Serbia to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20150306/police-bust-international-cigarette-smuggling-ring Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:57:44 +0100 police-bust-international-cigarette-smuggling-ring