Overview
- Officers secured several long and short firearms, large quantities of ammunition and various chemicals, and declared the site cleared.
- An 82-year-old resident is under investigation on suspicion of violating weapons, explosives and war weapons control laws.
- The discovery during the animal-welfare enforcement prompted a larger, multi-day search of the buildings and grounds.
- Specialist teams from the state criminal police, Kripo Suhl and the fire department supported the operation.
- Authorities said the searches ended by early Monday evening, the cats were placed in shelters, and about 80 cats had been seized from the same farm last year.