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And today police in Kent have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of sending the package and he remains in custody as the investigation continues.
A spokesman for Kent Police said: “Kent Police have detained a man after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine production plant in North Wales.
“The suspicious package is reported to have been received at the facility, in Wrexham, on the morning of Wednesday 27 January 2021.
“As part of ongoing enquiries, which are being carried out by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, pre-planned warrants took place at addresses in Luton Road and Chatham Hill, Chatham, on the morning of Thursday 28 January.
Chatham man arrested for sending suspicious package to COVID-19 vaccine production plant in Wrexham
Pre-planned warrants were carried out at addresses in Luton Road and Chatham Hill
13:51, 28 JAN 2021
Luton Road in Chatham
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Police have detained a man after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine production site.
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The global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company provides fill-and-finish services for the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine - the final stage of putting the vaccine into vials.
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