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After three explosive mail attacks on food companies in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, a 66-year-old suspect is in custody. The prosecutor’s office in Heidelberg and the State Criminal Police Office in Baden-Württemberg jointly announced it.
The man’s arrest had already been ordered Friday night. Special police forces detained the retiree at his home. The man from the Ulm area, previously unknown to police, offered no resistance, he said.
Initially, the suspect did not provide any information about the accusations made against him. In particular, investigations into the sea route and the type of explosive packages had led the special commission on Friday on the trail of the man, it said in the message.
In recent days, the mail had exploded in Wild’s factories in Eppelheim (Rhein-Neckar district) and at the headquarters of the Lidl supermarket chain in Neckarsulm (Heilbronn district). In Bavaria, the police intercepted for the last time an explosive mail addressed to the baby food manufacturer Hipp.
Post-blast investigations were carried out at great cost of personnel. A special commission with 100 investigators is investigating the cases and is also dealing with similar past events.
DHL distribution center authorized due to suspicious package
On Saturday morning, emergency services cleared a branch of the logistics company DHL near Heidelberg. According to media reports, a suspicious package was said to have caught fire, but there has been no confirmation yet.
So far it is unclear whether the incident in Leimen is possibly related to the three explosive postal items most recently sent to food companies in southern Germany. The package was noticed and stopped around 10 a.m., police said.
