Overview
- During screening at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, a routine test on a boxed Dresdner Christstollen in Vincent Gross’ hand luggage returned a positive explosives result.
- Bundespolizei responded in force and searched the 29-year-old’s belongings before determining there was no explosive device and the item was a packaged cake.
- Gross said in a December 22 Instagram video that he “almost went to prison” and questioned whether he could face legal consequences for an unopened fan gift.
- After authorities gave the all-clear, he continued his trip home to Switzerland.
- He publicly thanked the fan, identified as Natalie, and the two federal police officers for their professional handling of the incident.