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  "url": "https://polizei.bayern.de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/101745/index.html",
  "source": "extension",
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  "category": "Intelligence & Espionage",
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  "headline": "Arrests on A6 Autobahn traffic stop for suspected espionage aimed at sabotage",
  "description": "On April 12, 2026, at approximately 21:30 local time, officers from the Feucht Traffic Police Inspectorate conducted a routine traffic check on the A6 Bundesautobahn near Neuendettelsau, Germany. A car with Latvian license plates was stopped, occupied by a 43-year-old Ukrainian and a 45-year-old Latvian national, both without permanent residence in Germany. The police discovered and confiscated suspicious items including forged identity documents, cameras, a drone, GPS trackers, radio devices, multiple mobile phones, and SIM cards. Investigations led by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, under guidance from the Munich General Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism (ZET), suspect the detainees acted on behalf of an organization or entity outside Germany. Arrest warrants were issued, and both individuals are held in investigative custody in Bavaria. No further details are released due to ongoing investigations, and the presumption of innocence applies.",
  "summary_short": "Two suspects, a Ukrainian and a Latvian, were arrested on April 12, 2026, near Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, Germany, for suspected espionage and sabotage after a traffic stop on the A6 Autobahn.",
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  "url": "https://polizei.bayern.de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/101745/index.html",
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  "description": "On April 12, 2026, at approximately 21:30 local time, officers from the Feucht Traffic Police Inspectorate conducted a routine traffic check on the A6 Bundesautobahn near Neuendettelsau, Germany. A car with Latvian license plates was stopped, occupied by a 43-year-old Ukrainian and a 45-year-old Latvian national, both without permanent residence in Germany. The police discovered and confiscated suspicious items including forged identity documents, cameras, a drone, GPS trackers, radio devices, multiple mobile phones, and SIM cards. Investigations led by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, under guidance from the Munich General Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism (ZET), suspect the detainees acted on behalf of an organization or entity outside Germany. Arrest warrants were issued, and both individuals are held in investigative custody in Bavaria. No further details are released due to ongoing investigations, and the presumption of innocence applies.",
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