In addition to an extensive arsenal, investigators have also discovered radioactive material in a Bundeswehr officer. The carcinogenic substance is mainly used in medicine and industry.
Radioactive material was also found on the Bundeswehr officer who was arrested in North Rhine-Westphalia because of extensive weapons stocks. It is strontium-90, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor in Frankfurt am Main confirmed to the AFP news agency on Friday. According to the spokeswoman, the investigation against the soldier was therefore expanded to include the allegation of unauthorized handling of radioactive substances.
The amount of strontium-90 found remained open. The carcinogenic substance is mainly used in medicine and industry. It also occurs in the context of nuclear tests and in waste from nuclear power plants.
Armory dug up from the Bundeswehr officer
Investigators discovered an extensive arsenal at the Bundeswehr officer’s on October 12 during a raid in Aldenhoven in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia. So far, the captain had been accused of violating the Foreign Trade and War Weapons Control Act.
After the discovery, the Federal Ministry of Defense announced that, according to initial findings, the weapons did not come from the armed forces holdings. The “Spiegel” reported, citing a note from the ministry, that the majority of the material came from the former Eastern Bloc.
According to the magazine, it is about Kalashnikov rifles, anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, as well as a number of defused grenades and ammunition. The man belongs to a Bundeswehr center that is responsible for the analysis of self-made explosive devices and their defense.
The officer was also concerned about the discovery of two sensitive documents. According to “Spiegel” information, there are two current dossiers from the Federal Intelligence Service on the situation in North Korea. It remains to be seen how the accused got the sensitive papers. “Extensive communist literature” is also said to have been seized during the raid. In addition to the public prosecutor’s office and customs, the military counterintelligence service, which has switched on its counterintelligence, is investigating the information.
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