The public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt has filed charges against a Bundeswehr soldier who is said to have hoarded weapons and tried to send weapon parts to the USA via the mail center at the airport without permission.
According to a spokeswoman, the thirty-three-year-old from Aldenhoven in the Düren district gave up the program in June 2021.
It was addressed to an antiques dealer.
It contained a muzzle flash suppressor for a machine gun and weapon parts.
Guns, mines, ammunition, projectiles and explosive chemicals were found during a search of the apartment.
Some things had to be blown up in a controlled manner.
Anna Sophia Lang
Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.
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The soldier, who according to the indictment was last stationed in Gelsdorf, was arrested in October 2021 and was in custody until March.
He is said to have completed explosive ordnance defense training and started officer training.
According to the public prosecutor's office, he has confessed.