Overview
- Officers acting on an anonymous tip found 552 kilos of heavy illegal fireworks in a shed in Eindhoven’s Gestel neighborhood and arrested a 22-year-old resident.
- Police said the stockpile posed an unthinkable danger had it ignited in the residential area.
- In Heeze, the EOD from Soesterberg X-rayed suspected homemade explosives, took hazardous items under control, and had remaining fireworks removed by a certified firm.
- No evacuations or arrests were made in Heeze, and police plan to speak with a minor from the household in the coming days.
- In Zwijndrecht, a modified illegal firework found in a garage was detonated by the EOD on the Lindeweg, with the owner expected to report to police later.