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This Article is From May 06, 2014

US National Held at Chennai Airport With Ammunition in Baggage

US National Held at Chennai Airport With Ammunition in Baggage
File Photo of a gun and ammunition
Chennai: A US citizen, in the country on a tourist visa, was detained on Tuesday at Chennai airport after he was allegedly found to be carrying two rounds of ammunition of a pistol.

The 49-year old man was about to take a flight to Hyderabad when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel during the security check found the bullets in his baggage, airport sources said.

They said the man had a licence for the pistol issued by authorities in the US.

CISF personnel handed him over to the airport police for questioning, they added.

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