Man charged after suspicious package sent to Covid-19 vaccine production plant in Wrexham
Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have charged a man after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine production plant in Wrexham
The item, which was not a viable device, is reported to have been received at the facility, in Wrexham, on the morning of Wednesday 27 January 2021.
Anthony Collins was arrested by Kent Police officers in Chatham the following morning.
Today Kent Police have confirmed that the 53-year-old, of Chatham Hill, Chatham, has since been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it is likely to explode or ignite.
Police name Chatham man accused of sending suspicious package to COVID-19 vaccine production plant
The suspicious package was reportedly received at the Wrexham facility earlier in the week
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A Chatham man has been charged with sending a suspicious package to a COVID-19 vaccination plant in north Wales.
09:22 EDT, 30 January 2021
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A man has appeared in court today charged with sending a suspicious package to a Covid vaccine factory that halted production for up to five hours.
Emergency services were called after staff raised the alarm and all workers had to be evacuated from the Wockhardt site in Wrexham, North Wales, on Wednesday as the package was investigated.
A spokesman for Kent Police said Anthony Collins, of Chatham, had been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it was likely to explode or ignite.
He appeared at Medway Magistrates Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody, the spokesman said.
A MAN has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a covid-19 vaccine plant in Wrexham. The bomb disposal squad was sent to Wockhardt plant at Wrexham Industrial Estate earlier this week and the area was cordoned off. North Wales Police said Anthony Collins has been charged and is set to appear in court today. A spokesman said: “Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have charged a man after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine production plant in Wrexham. The item, which was not a viable device, is reported to have been received at the facility, on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, on the morning of Wednesday 27 January 2021.
Man charged after suspicious package sent to North Wales coronavirus vaccine factory
Anthony Collins is set to appear in court today
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A man has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine production plant.