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Former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone reportedly arrested in Portugal over shotgun

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bernie Ecclestone was reportedly detained at Tires Airport near Lisbon after arriving on his private plane.
  • Local media described the weapon as a shotgun, and police allegedly made the arrest during a routine operation.
  • Ecclestone faced a similar firearms case in Brazil in 2022 and said he had not known the gun was in his luggage.

Billionaire and former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone was reportedly arrested at a Portuguese airport for allegedly carrying a shotgun illegally.

The 95-year-old was reportedly detained at Tires Airport in the municipality of Cascais, near Lisbon, after arriving by private plane. Portuguese PSP police are believed to have made the arrest during a routine operation.

Ecclestone faced a similar case in Brazil in May 2022, when he was arrested for illegally carrying a firearm while boarding a private plane. He acknowledged owning the pistol but said he did not know it was in his luggage. He was released on bail and allowed to travel to Switzerland.

Ecclestone later described that incident as โ€œa stupid, tiny little eventโ€ that caused considerable inconvenience as he and his family tried to leave Sรฃo Paulo. He also denied that he had been formally arrested, despite a statement from Sรฃo Pauloโ€™s public security office confirming that a businessman had been arrested at Campinas Airport for possessing a firearm.

a stupid, tiny little event

· Bernie EcclestoneEcclestone later characterized his 2022 Brazilian firearms incident in those terms.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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