CBRN event in Germany on Thu 17th April 2025

A teenager in Zeithain, in the state of Saxony in Germany is alleged to have manufactured and stored a notorious bioweapon contrary to the nation’s prohibition of weapons of war law, leading to a major police raid on Thursday. Police, firemen, and government scientists sealed off the teen’s parents’ farmhouse, where they say they found a laboratory in the attic.

Despite the major allegations, German publication MDR states no arrest warrant has been made for the teen, who remains at large, and no actual ampoules of ricin (a sealed glass capsule) have yet been announced to have been found. The purpose of the alleged preparation, which is reported to contain a mixture of the deadly ricin bioweapon and the neurotoxin aconitine, is also unclear.