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Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Arrested for Carrying Shotgun at Airport
Ecclestone admitted carrying the gun but said he did not know it was in his luggage, according to reports.
- Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested on Monday at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais, Portugal, after authorities discovered a shotgun in his possession during a "routine operation."
- The 95-year-old businessman admitted to carrying the firearm but claimed he was unaware it was in his luggage, later paying bail to fly to Switzerland.
- This marks the second time in four years Ecclestone has faced airport gun allegations; he was detained in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2022 when a firearm was discovered as he prepared to board a private jet.
- In October 2023, the British magnate was convicted of tax fraud at Southwark Crown Court, agreeing to pay HMRC over £650 million and receiving a 17-month suspended prison sentence.
- Ecclestone later dismissed the Portuguese arrest as a "silly, tiny little incident," having founded the Formula One Group in 1987 and controlled its commercial rights until 2017.
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