Police: FBI agent arrested at Hong Kong airport
Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Posted: 8:29 AM EST (1329 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/fbi.arrest.ap/index.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
HONG KONG (AP) -- An FBI agent was arrested with 15 rounds of ammunition in his carry-on luggage as he tried to change planes at the Hong Kong airport, officials said Tuesday.
The agent, traveling from New York to Bangkok, was arrested on February 8 when security guards discovered the bullets and detained him, a police official told The Associated Press.
It is illegal in Hong Kong to carry ammunition without a license, but it was unclear whether the agent would be charged.
The police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the FBI agent had apparently forgotten that the rounds were in his luggage -- though he added that it would be worrisome if he had passed through U.S. security with the bullets.
In addition to the official, a dispatcher at the airport police station, who identified herself only by the surname Leung, confirmed the arrest but declined to provide details.
Police spokesman Kaman Chong would only say that a 39-year-old man was arrested at the airport after officials found a pistol magazine and .45-caliber bullets in his hand luggage.
Chong said the man had no gun. He was freed on bail and ordered to report back to the Hong Kong police on Wednesday.
It was not known whether the agent was traveling on business or for personal reasons.
U.S. Consulate General spokeswoman Susan N. Stevenson declined comment and said it had no file on the incident.
Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Posted: 8:29 AM EST (1329 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/fbi.arrest.ap/index.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
HONG KONG (AP) -- An FBI agent was arrested with 15 rounds of ammunition in his carry-on luggage as he tried to change planes at the Hong Kong airport, officials said Tuesday.
The agent, traveling from New York to Bangkok, was arrested on February 8 when security guards discovered the bullets and detained him, a police official told The Associated Press.
It is illegal in Hong Kong to carry ammunition without a license, but it was unclear whether the agent would be charged.
The police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the FBI agent had apparently forgotten that the rounds were in his luggage -- though he added that it would be worrisome if he had passed through U.S. security with the bullets.
In addition to the official, a dispatcher at the airport police station, who identified herself only by the surname Leung, confirmed the arrest but declined to provide details.
Police spokesman Kaman Chong would only say that a 39-year-old man was arrested at the airport after officials found a pistol magazine and .45-caliber bullets in his hand luggage.
Chong said the man had no gun. He was freed on bail and ordered to report back to the Hong Kong police on Wednesday.
It was not known whether the agent was traveling on business or for personal reasons.
U.S. Consulate General spokeswoman Susan N. Stevenson declined comment and said it had no file on the incident.
