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Raid in Aldenhoven: »fabrics« had to be destroyed
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During a raid in Aldenhoven in the Düren district, the police discovered an arsenal.
The investigation is directed against a 32-year-old for violating the Foreign Trade Act, said a spokeswoman for the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office on Wednesday.
The investigators found the man after a package with silencers was noticed.
Customs intercepted the package that the 32-year-old is said to have posted.
That is why a procedure was initiated and a search warrant was obtained.
According to the customs investigation office in Essen, the operation continued on Wednesday morning.
Objects have emerged that may violate the War Weapons Control Act.
According to this, some “substances” had to be destroyed at the location in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The spokeswoman initially left open what it was all about.
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