Ecclestone stopped by police for taking shotgun into Portugal
Summary
Bernie Ecclestone, former boss of Formula 1, was stopped by police at an airport in Portugal because he brought a shotgun without the right import documents. He was questioned and had to give up the weapon but was not arrested.Key Facts
- Bernie Ecclestone, 95, arrived at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais, Portugal, from Switzerland.
- He was carrying a shotgun to use in a clay pigeon shooting competition.
- Portuguese police and customs stopped and questioned him for about an hour.
- Ecclestone did not have the correct paperwork to import the shotgun legally.
- He surrendered the shotgun to the authorities during the stop.
- Ecclestone said the police were helpful and denied he was arrested.
- This was his second airport incident involving firearms; in 2022, he was arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun.
- He led Formula 1 for nearly 40 years until 2017, before Liberty Media took over.
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