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Final Suspect in Alleged Russia-Directed Parcel Plot Extradited to Germany, Held in Pretrial Custody

Prosecutors say a Ukrainian trio planned to ignite freight shipments to Ukraine by mailing devices set to trigger in transit.

Overview

  • Yevhen B., arrested in May in Switzerland’s Thurgau canton, was transferred to Germany, brought before a federal investigative judge in Karlsruhe, and remanded in custody.
  • With his arrival, all three May arrestees are now in German pretrial detention after earlier apprehensions in Cologne and Konstanz.
  • The Federal Prosecutor accuses the suspects of agent activity for sabotage on behalf of Russian state actors.
  • Investigators report two test packages were mailed from Cologne at the end of March with GPS trackers, allegedly on the orders of Yevhen B.
  • Authorities continue their inquiry into the network and methods, noting prior security warnings about Russian sabotage and a 2024 Leipzig air-freight incendiary incident.