A Washington state politician is being held in Hong Kong after he forgot he had a pistol in his briefcase and was arrested by customs officials.
Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson was arrested in Hong Kong after accidentally bringing a gun onto an airplane, which he discovered mid-flight. He was arrested after alerting customs, who detained him for bringing an unregistered firearm into China. A state senator from the United States is facing a potential penalty of 14 years in a foreign jail and the equivalent of a $12,800 fine after illegally bringing a firearm into Hong Kong,Washington state Sen.
"It was an honest mistake," according to a statement released by the senator's office," and I expect it to be resolved shortly." The fine in the U.S. for attempting to bring a firearm onto a plane in a carry-on is about $15,000, which Wilson could face back home in addition to penalties in Hong Kong.
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