Video taken from HRom’s YouTube, where a car is set on fire next to a forest
Spanish YouTuber HRom was detained by Civil Guard for the illegal manufacture of explosives and dissemination of tutorials. It has more than a million followers.
HRom is a well-known “gadget” on Spanish YouTube.
An industrial engineering student, the YouTuber has more than 200 videos featuring experiments and tutorials, including the manufacture of explosives and artisanal weapons.
Hrom was arrested in Castro Urdiales (Cantabria), in an operation called “SPUTNIK”, which led to the dismantling of a clandestine workshop where the detained man manufactured explosive mixtures such as chlorotite, gunpowder and thermite.
According to , agents seized more than 20 kilos of chemical substances intended for the illegal manufacture of explosives, as well as various computer equipment. Hrom was accused of several crimes, including illegal manufacturing of explosives, risk caused by explosives and other agents, arson in a forest area and disobedience to authority.
Your tutorials They even led a follower to make a homemade bomb. This fan was eventually arrested in 2022 and was sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
The investigation began precisely when Guardia Civil experts detected this illegal content on YouTube, considering it represented a serious risk to public safety.
Law enforcement authorities suspect that his tutorials may also have been used by terrorist and criminal groups.
Alberto RH, 28 years old, made the videos and had a clandestine factory close to residential areas, an industrial area and a forest area.
As Euronews details, in one of his latest videos, the contraptionist manufactured more than 30 kilos of termite, an incendiary mixture capable of reaching temperatures exceeding 2,500°C, which he used to destroy a car and set fire to a forest. During the incident, denied access to firefighters.
Cocktail ingredients:
🔥 penchant for mixing precursors and other substances
🔥 now tell how to make explosives
🔥 1 million followers on YouTubeResult:
🔘 arrested for illegal manufacturing of explosives
— Ministry of the Interior (@interiorgob)
At the end of the day this Friday, the YouTuber published a video explaining to his followers about the arrest.
