Man Charged Over Suspicious Package Sent to Wales Covid Vaccine Plant

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 site in north Wales.

Fake Bomb Sparks Alert at Wrexham Vaccine Facility

The item, described as not a viable device, arrived at the Wrexham plant on the morning of Wednesday 27 January 2021, raising serious concerns over safety.

Chatham Man Arrested and Charged

Anthony Collins, 53, from Chatham Hill, Chatham, was arrested by Kent Police the following morning.

He faces charges of dispatching an article by post with intent to make others believe it could explode or ignite.

Collins has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 30 January 2021.

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