Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Arrested for Carrying Shotgun at Airport
Ecclestone says he brought the shotgun for clay-pigeon shooting and was held for hours after police asked for import documents.
- Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested on Monday at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais, Portugal, after police discovered a shotgun during a "routine operation" at his private jet.
- The 95-year-old businessman admitted to carrying the firearm but claimed he was unaware it was in his luggage after flying from Switzerland.
- This marks the second time in four years Ecclestone has faced airport gun allegations; he was detained in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2022 for carrying a firearm.
- The British magnate was convicted of tax fraud at Southwark Crown Court in October 2023, agreeing to pay HMRC over £650 million with a 17-month suspended sentence.
- Ecclestone dismissed the arrest as a "silly, tiny little incident," recalling his tenure founding the Formula One Group in 1987 and controlling it until 2017.
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A storm of news has shaken the sports world after 95-year-old Bernie Ecclestone, the iconic former Formula 1 boss, was detained by Portuguese authorities at Tirres Airport near Lisbon. The reason? A firearm was discovered in his personal luggage during a routine police check, leading British publications report. It all starts as an ordinary day for the billionaire, who arrives in the Portuguese capital on his private jet. But fate knows its tric…
Ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone confirms that he wants to take a shotgun on the plane. Rumours about an arrest denied the 95-year-old.
The one who was almighty in the motor world has a residence in the Portuguese country
Former Formula One chief alluded to a shooting competition at the plate.
The former F1 boss got into trouble for carrying illegal weapons at a Portuguese airport. Bernie Ecclestone was then found with a shotgun, for which he did not have the proper documents, and was subsequently detained at Tires Airport in Cascais, near Lisbon. Moreover, this was not the first incident of such an incident for the 95-year-old businessman.
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