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.
Man charged after suspicious package sent to Covid vaccine factory in North Wales
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Updated: 30 Jan 2021, 11:04
A MAN has been charged after a suspicious package sent to a vaccine factory in North Wales.
Anthony Collins, 53, has been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it is likely to explode or ignite.
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Cops have set up a cordon around the vaccine factory in Wrexham, North WalesCredit: AndyKelvin / Kelvin Media
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The bomb squad were called to the plant that make around 300 million vaccine vials per yearCredit: AndyKelvin / Kelvin Media
Kent Police arrested Collins, from Chatham, on Thursday mroning.
The Wockhardt factory had to be evacuated on Wednesday morning after the suspicious delivery. Credit: ITV Wales
A man has been appeared on court after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine factory in Wrexham.
Staff had to be evacuated from the Wockhardt site on Wednesday while the package was investigated.
A spokesman for Kent Police said Anthony Collins, a 53-year-old man from Chatham, had been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it is likely to explode or ignite.
Police said the item delivered to the site was not a viable device.
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image captionWockhardt said its production schedule had not been affected by the incident on Wednesday
A 53-year-old man has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine plant in Wrexham.
Anthony Collins from Chatham Hill, Chatham, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Kent on Saturday.
Kent Police said he had been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it is likely to explode or ignite.
Wockhardt UK was evacuated on Wednesday and a bomb disposal unit was called in.
In a statement, Kent Police said it was not a viable device .
All staff had to be evacuated from the Wockhardt site in Wrexham A man from north Kent has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine production site. All staff 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 Hill, Chatham, had been charged with dispatching an article by post with the intention of inducing the belief it is likely to explode or ignite. The 53-year-old was arrested by officers on Thursday morning. He was remanded in custody to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, the force said.