Overview

• About 60 officers including Landeskriminalamt special forces, explosives detection dogs and the Munitionsbergungsdienst carried out simultaneous searches of the suspect’s home and additional properties in Lübtheen on August 6.
• Police confiscated multiple live firearms and sizable amounts of explosives without disclosing precise quantities.
• The 60-year-old suspect is accused of violating the War Weapons Control Act and the explosives law and remains at large as investigations continue.
• The Rostock police presidium led the operation and handed over subsequent inquiries to the Schwerin police for further processing.
• This action reflects increased nationwide enforcement efforts to counter unauthorized arms possession under Germany’s stringent regulations.