Bernie Ecclestone reportedly stopped in Portugal after arriving with shotgun
Several outlets reported that former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was stopped by authorities in Portugal after arriving with a shotgun. Accounts describe him as having been arrested or detained at an airport after landing by private jet.
BBC Sport reported that former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said officials stopped him at an airport in Portugal after he arrived with a shotgun he intended to use in a clay pigeon shooting competition.
Motorsport.com, citing Portuguese outlet Correio da Manha, reported that Ecclestone was arrested or detained after his private jet landed at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais, near Lisbon, during a routine check. Crash.net also reported that the former F1 CEO was arrested at an airport in Portugal for carrying a shotgun.
RaceFans separately referred to a report that Ecclestone had been arrested over gun possession again.
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