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.
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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.
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.