US EditionElderly US Tourist Arrested After 'Accidentally' Smuggling a Handgun into Japan
- On March 24, police arrested Rand Alan Peterson, a 73-year-old U.S. Tourist, in Kobe.
- Peterson reportedly told cruise staff he accidentally brought a handgun into Japan after arriving from Hawaii.
- After arriving in Japan on March 22, Peterson stayed in an Osaka hotel and boarded the Kobe cruise on March 23.
- Police found a revolver in Peterson's suitcase and three bullets in a terminal trash can; Peterson said it was for self-defense.
- The case raised concerns about screening at Kansai Airport, with police sending the case to prosecutors for violating firearms laws.
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Mainichi ShimbunAmerican arrested after bringing gun into Japan undetected: police
An American man was arrested in Kobe last month after he allegedly brought a handgun and ammunition into Japan in his luggage by mistake and passed through airport customs undetected, local police says.
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On the 2nd, Hyogo Prefectural Police announced that they had arrested and referred to prosecutors an unemployed American man (73) on suspicion of violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law (simple possession) after he entered Japan from Hawaii as a tourist and was in possession of a handgun. He admitted to the charges and said, "I had it for self-defense. When I came to Japan..."
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