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SEARCHOne IED was detected on the outside of his home. Officers then started searching the area, where they found 23 more IEDs in a hidden trap door underneath his floor. Half of the IEDs were constructed with enhanced shrapnel called lead shot on the inside of them.
Erik Arnebold (Photo: New Hanover County Sheriff's Office)
Police in Wilmington. N.C., say they stopped what could have been a very dangerous situation, as a drug investigation led them to a home carrying multiple explosive devices.
Police have arrested Erik Rudolph Arnebold, 37, of 4705 Patrick Avenue and charged him with 24 counts of having a weapon of mass destruction, plus a count each of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Serving a search warrant officers detained Arnebold outside his home Wednesday, according to WECT TV .
One IED was detected on the outside of his home. Officers then started searching the area, where they found 23 more IEDs in a hidden trap door underneath his floor. Half of the IEDs were constructed with enhanced shrapnel called lead shot on the inside of them.
Arnebold's bail was set at $1.5 million.
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