Tourist Arrested for Accidentally Bringing Handgun – May Have Passed Through Airport Security Checksn
It has been learned from interviews with investigators that an American tourist, who departed from Hawaii in March and entered Japan through Kansai Airport, was arrested after visiting Kobe City for mistakenly bringing a handgun for self-defense and reporting it.
The police believe that the handgun remained in the suitcase as it passed through airport security checks and are investigating the details of the incident.
捜査関係者によりますと、先月23日、神戸港のターミナルで、クルーズ船に乗り込んだ73歳のアメリカ人観光客が船のスタッフに対し、荷物の中に拳銃があるとみずから申告しました
According to investigators, on the 23rd of last month, a 73-year-old American tourist boarding a cruise ship at a terminal in Kobe Port voluntarily reported to the ship's staff that there was a handgun in their luggage.n
When the police received the report, they found a handgun and were asked to arrest him for suspecting that he violated the firearm law.
This tourist guest left the airport in Hawaii, and entered the Kansai Airport on the 22nd day of last month, and when police listened to the details of the matter, he said, What I was carrying was a handgun for self-defense, and accidentally ended up in my suitcase.
He explained that he noticed it at a hotel in Osaka, where he stayed.
He also said that the bullets were trashed at the terminal at Kobe Port Koh Koh's terminal, and as explained, three bullets were found in the garbage can and garbage in the toilet at the terminal.
Police Keisatsu has been searching for details, as he believes that he has passed the security inspection at the airport Kuuko in Hawaii and the inspection at the airport Kuuko in Kansai, while still in his suitcase.
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