SpainBernie Ecclestone, former head of Formula 1, was detained at a Portuguese airport after police discovered a shotgun in his private jet without proper documentation. Ecclestone, aged 95, explained that he brought the weapon from Switzerland to participate in a clay pigeon shooting competition in Portugal but lacked the necessary 'blue book' for importing firearms. He claimed he passed customs but was later questioned by police about the gun, which led to what he described as an unnecessary hassle. His Brazilian wife, Fabiana, accompanied him to Lisbon to hand over the firearm to authorities. The incident echoes a previous legal issue in Brazil in 2022, where Ecclestone was briefly detained for carrying an unregistered small pistol on a flight to Switzerland.
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