Overview
- Amtsgericht Tiergarten found the 35-year-old guilty of violating explosives and weapons laws and imposed six months’ imprisonment on probation.
- Police had searched the Spandau apartment on December 18, 2024 after a tip and seized roughly 200 kilograms of pyrotechnics.
- The cache included 14 Kugelbomben and about 800 large firework mortars; officers also found a blank-firing gun without the required permit.
- The presiding judge called the quantities extremely dangerous, noting that a single cigarette could have blown up the home.
- The defendant admitted the facts through his lawyer, who said the items were bought in the Czech Republic for about €500 and that he had sought a fireworks license; prosecutors had asked for seven months on probation.