Six men are hoarding umpteen weapons: are they preparing for a disaster – or are they planning a crime?

Created: 03/31/2022, 21:55

Six men have hoarded umpteen weapons in the Upper Palatinate.

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On March 30, there was a large-scale operation in which several apartments in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz were searched.

The suspicion: illegal gun ownership.

District of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz – Around 300 police forces stormed several apartments in the district of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz on Wednesday (March 30).

A court decision followed.

The reason: Six men between the ages of 34 and 59 are suspected of preparing to sabotage the critical infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz: Have the men prepared for disasters?

Although some of them are legally in possession of protective weapons, as the police headquarters in Upper Palatinate writes, the special units from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg also have indications that some may possibly possess weapons illegally.

So far, the emergency services have identified so-called “prepper behavior patterns” among the suspects.

These are people preparing for various disasters.

So far, the suspects have not been identified as having a terrorist motive or belonging to a terrorist organization.

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz: emergency services find illegal weapons

However, the officers found and seized several long and handguns, some of which were illegal, as well as electronic devices such as laptops and smartphones.

The Criminal Police Inspectorate is now investigating.