Overview

• Saxony’s Landeskriminalamt raided a farmhouse in Zeithain, where a 16-year-old allegedly produced and stored ampoules of ricin and aconitin, both classified as biological weapons under German law.
• The operation involved high-security measures, including road cordons, a decontamination corridor, and Robert Koch Institute experts on-site to support the investigation.
• The suspect remains free as no arrest warrant has been issued, with authorities citing a lack of detention grounds and his clean criminal record.
• Investigators are probing potential violations of the War Weapons Control Act, with forensic analysis of the seized substances currently underway.
• No motive has been established, and authorities are working to determine the suspect's intentions in producing the toxic substances.