The police have confiscated live ammunition from a passenger travelling at Christchurch Airport.
A police spokesperson says a firearm was initially legally checked in by its owner and made inoperable to take on a domestic flight on Sunday.
They say at around 12:30pm, a possible round was spotted during security screening.
The airport police checked the luggage, and found that two rounds had been inadvertently left in a magazine, but not in the firearm itself, says police.
The officers seized the rounds and the owner of the firearm was reminded about the requirements around transporting guns.
No furthern action will be taken.
1 comment
Inadvertently?
Posted on 17-05-2021 12:01 | By Yadick
We're talking firearms - there is NO room for inadvertently? What an idiot.
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