Former F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone Arrested for Carrying Shotgun at Airport
The former Formula One boss admitted carrying the shotgun and said his wife went to Lisbon to regularize the weapon after his release.
- 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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Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone detained at Portuguese airport for carryi
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was detained at a Portuguese airport on Monday — and released hours later — for possession of a firearm. Ecclestone, 95, arrived at Tires Airport near Lisbon,
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