A man in his 70s from Merksplas in Antwerp Province that had a firearm in the pocket of his coat as he entered the Brussels Courthouse earlier this week has been arrested on suspicion of carrying a firearm and money laundering. Last week home a firebomb was thrown at the man’s home.
Man in his 70s whose home was attacked is himself arrested for carrying a firearm and money laundering
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The Turnhout examining magistrate took the decision to formally arrest the man after a large sum in cash, around a kilo of cocaine and an illegal firearm were found during a search of his home.
The man was already in custody following an incident earlier this week when a security scanner at the entrance to the Brussels Courthouse discovered a loaded gun in the pocket of his coat. He also had almost 3,000 euro in cash on his person. After the incident at the court building an examining magistrate in Turnhout ordered a search of the man’s home.
Last Monday night the shutter blinds of the man’s house in Merksplas were damaged in a firebomb attack (photo above).