American gets jail for carrying pistol

Chennai: A local court has sentenced an American national to one year in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 for trying to carry a loaded pistol on a flight.
Larry Sellmeyer(58) was caught by security personnel at the Chennai international airport on June 11 last when he tried to board a flight to Mumbai on his way back to Arizona. Security personnel recovered from him an Austrian-made calibre 40 pistol and 35 live bullets.
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Sellmeyer claimed that he was not aware that carrying firearms in a flight was an offence under Indian laws as he had carried the pistol all the way from the US to India. He also told the police that he had a valid firearms licence.
Sellmeyer came to Chennai on May 27 for medical treatment.
26/08/09 S Murari/Asian Tribune

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Categories: Airports Aug 2009, Foreign Aug 2009, Safety Aug 2009