The man believed to be behind secretly filmed videos that triggered the collapse of Austria's coalition government in 2019 has been arrested in Berlin, German police told AFP Friday. The suspect, a 40-year-old Austrian national, was detained on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said. "The Berlin officers were working on the basis of a request for legal assistance from Vienna prosecutors and on the basis of a European arrest warrant," the spokeswoman said. The suspect is currently being held in the German capital pending possible extradition to Austria. Police did not name the man, but Austrian media have identified him as Julian H., a private detective. According to Austrian newspaper Die Presse, the suspect is accused of illegally filming people and trafficking three kilogrammes of cocaine. In the sensational hidden-camera recording, then leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache was seen appearing to offer public contracts in return for campaign help. The video revelations led to his resignation as party leader and vice chancellor, and forced new elections in Austria that saw Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's OeVP return to office with a strengthened mandate after picking up disenchanted FPOe voters. fho-hmn/dlc/tgb