Australian police arrest man for sending suspicious packages to embassies and consulates | World

To date, the police have recovered 29 parcels. However, the authorities are still figuring out exactly what was inside the package.

The arrested man must be formally charged with sending dangerous items through the mail. The penalty for the crime is 10 years in prison, the police said in a statement.

Australian police on Wednesday investigated the shipment of suspicious packages to various embbadies and consulates in the country, including reports of the United States and United Kingdom missions in Melbourne, but no injuries were reported. has been reported.

Local media reported that a dozen overseas representative offices had received parcels and that some officials stated that they contained asbestos, a material used in buildings and can cause cancer and other health problems.

There is no information on possible motivation, and some of the affected sites visited by Reuters journalists were generally open on Wednesday afternoons.

"The packages are being examined by the emergency services present," said the Australian Federal Police in a statement.

Police said the packages were sent to the consulates in Melbourne and the embbadies in Canberra, but did not provide the total number of affected sites or identify them.