{"id":2647936,"date":"2026-08-21T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guns-uncovered-in-germany-assumed-to-be-stashed-by-russia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:50:53","slug":"guns-uncovered-in-germany-assumed-to-be-stashed-by-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guns-uncovered-in-germany-assumed-to-be-stashed-by-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns uncovered in Germany assumed to be stashed by Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fguns-uncovered-in-germany-assumed-to-be-stashed-by-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>German police discovered a cache of firearms in a Berlin forest last year, believed to be intended for use by Russian intelligence in assassination plots. Although authorities suspect the weapons were meant for lethal operations,German officials have not confirmed this explicitly.A suspect was arrested in Romania on suspicion of espionage and carrying out a violent act, and extradition efforts are underway. The case highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-omb-slams-dem-who-wants-to-strip-russ-vought-of-security-after-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"OMB Slams Dem Who Wants To Strip Vought&#039;s Security After Assassination Attempt\">high threat level<\/a> perceived by German security services. additionally, a suspected Russian drone with explosives was found near Leipzig\/Halle Airport, prompting its temporary closure, with US intelligence attributing the incident to Russian intelligence. Over recent months, at least 144 drone incidents across 13 countries have been recorded, indicating escalating hybrid operations by Russia targeting Western nations amid ongoing conflicts like Ukraine. Russia denies all accusations of espionage, asserting that such claims are hysteria.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"298\">German<\/a> police believe a cache of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns-and-firearms\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"780\"> firearms<\/a> discovered in a Berlin forest last year was intended for use by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"80\">Russian<\/a> intelligence in assassination plots, German media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Suddeutsche Zeitung <\/em>and German public broadcasters NDR and WDR all reported that German police believed the weapons were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sueddeutsche.de\/politik\/berlin-waffendepot-russland-geheimdienst-anschlaege-verfassungsschutz-hybrider-krieg-li.3534556?reduced=true\">intended for lethal operations<\/a> by Russian intelligence, but Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stopped short of confirming as much when speaking to reporters on Friday. He did confirm that a suspect was arrested in Romania on suspicion of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/espionage\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2627\">espionage<\/a> and carrying out a violent act, and German authorities are currently seeking their extradition.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4696434\/germany-finds-hoard-guns-forest-russia\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Germany uncovers hoard of guns assumed to be stashed by Russia<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4696530\/masoud-pezeshkian-iran-peace-economic-warfare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s president calls for peace \u2018today\u2019 in acknowledgment of economic warfare<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4695992\/ceuta-chaos-traffickers-move-migrants-spain-madrid-500-girls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ceuta in chaos as traffickers move migrants to Spain and Madrid accepts 500 at-risk girls<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis case demonstrates that we are \u200boperating under a high threat level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the weapons cache and if it was intended for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1159\">assassinations<\/a> on behalf of Russian intelligence, Dobrindt said that foreign involvement couldn\u2019t be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to German media, the cache in Berlin contained two handguns and ammunition. After their discovery, police monitored the position in hopes of catching the perpetrators. Months passed with no activity, and the cache was removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the suspect in Romania, Dobrindt said officials believed they were a \u201clow-level agent.\u201d Others had been arrested over the past year, including a Kazakhstan citizen. All seemed uninformed and unaware that they were part of a larger network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will then determine, in the course of the investigation, what measures \u200bcan be \u2060taken against this person,\u201d he said of the suspect in Romanian custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of the discovery came shortly after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-ramps-up-strikes-on-top-palestinian-terrorists-targets-homes-destroys-terrorist-bank\/\" title=\"Israel Ramps Up Strikes On Top Palestinian Terrorists: Targets Homes, Destroys Terrorist Bank\">explosive-laden drone<\/a> was discovered near\u00a0Germany\u2019s Leipzig\/Halle Airport, prompting its temporary closure, which U.S. intelligence reportedly believed belonged to Russian intelligence. Another incident was reported hours later in which an unidentified object collided with a Ukrainian cargo plane, forcing an emergency landing but not causing any serious damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4680056\/us-intelligence-russia-explosive-drone-plot-german-airport\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4680056\">US INTELLIGENCE SUSPECTS RUSSIA BEHIND EXPLOSIVE DRONE PLOT AT GERMAN AIRPORT: REPORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From August 2024 to February 2026, suspicious drones were recorded in at least 144 incidents across 13 countries, according to a recent report from the United Kingdom\u2019s International Institute for Strategic Studies. Western intelligence has increasingly warned of hybrid operations being waged by Russian intelligence to counter Western countries\u2019 heavy military and material support for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has rejected all accusations of espionage, portraying them as part of anti-Russian hysteria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German police suspect Berlin forest firearms linked to Russian assassinations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2647937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26043538958279.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5237,3946,4204,4280,3646],"class_list":["post-2647936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-conflict","tag-germany","tag-guns","tag-russia","tag-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26043538958279.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647940,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647936\/revisions\/2647940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}