US EditionFBI Director Kash Patel Gifted Illegal Weapon to New Zealand Officials in Stunning Blunder
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On an official visit to New Zealand, FBI director Kash Patel offered replicas of 3D-printed pistols to local officials. Problem: these gifts, although inoperative, are illegal under New Zealand law. The case, which forced the destruction of weapons, created a diplomatic malaise.
Kash Patel's goodwill gift to New Zealand official sparks international controversy - Conservative Journal Review
Well, folks, talk about a diplomatic misfire that could’ve been straight out of a spy thriller! FBI Director Kash Patel, in a gesture meant to build bridges, handed over 3D-printed replica pistols as gifts to New Zealand’s top security officials, only to find out they’re illegal under the country’s strict firearms laws, as the Daily Mail reports. Who knew a simple token of goodwill could trigger such a trans-Pacific kerfuffle? Here’s the crux: d…
(CNN) – On a visit to New Zealand, FBI director Kash Patel handed over to the country’s chiefs of police and spying gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to own under local weapons laws and that were to be destroyed, New Zealand police agencies told The Associated Press. The replicas of 3D printed plastic pistols were part of the exhibitors Patel presented to at least three high-ranking New Zealand security officials in July. Patel, the …
FBI Director Gave Illegal Gifts to High-Ranking Officials - The Gifts Were Destroyed by Police.
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