The suspect is a resident of Västra Götaland and the crime must have taken place during the period August last year to November this year in Falköping.
The man has been arrested for some time in his absence and was arrested on Thursday. According to Säpo, things went smoothly.
– Extensive seizures were made and an extensive investigation is now underway, says Karl Melin.
Linked to right-wing extremism
The man is in his 25s. Three years ago, his application for a permit to have a shotgun was rejected. The man wanted to use the weapon to hunt, but the administrative court said no.
The reason was, among other things, that according to the police he had connections to the Nazi organization NMR.
He is now being remanded in custody on probable cause on suspicion of preparing for general destruction. The hearing will be held on Saturday afternoon in Skaraborg District Court.
The security police have been working on the case for some time and it is suspected that there are links to violent right-wing extremism, the authority writes on its website.
The case is being led by prosecutors at the National Unit for Security Cases and has been handled by the Security Police, the Public Prosecutor’s Office writes in a press release.
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