Japanese man arrested with gun parts at Thai airport

If he was in an airport in Thailand about to depart for Japan how in the hell is he charged with bringing those things into the country they were already here

@ MJ he brought the Viet nam and brought them into the country, dont want to be in his boots the big tiger is a scary prison!

At least here is one Asian airport where they metal-detect departing passengers, although since this is his third trip in three years he must have done this before. As to the empty magazines and a disarmed mine, well, what law is he violating?

Good question. Paranoia.

In Thailand you are required to possess a permit even for nonfunctional weapons.

The mine is probably considered weapon parts unless it's actually permanently disabled (rather than just have the charge removed), same with magazines, especially if they are for military weapons.

Well maybe, but: "He was charged with possession of firearms without permission, carrying dangerous arms and bringing ammunition into Thailand without permission from the Defense Ministry."

The article does not say he had any firearms, it does not suggest that anything was dangerous, and it does not mention any ammunition.

The non-functional mine should surely lead to a single charge of import/possession of a banned item without a permit.

On the other hand, who would be so stupid as to put a mine (even a deactivated one) into their suitcase before boarding an international flight?

Why couldn't he just bring home a more simple, less suspicious omiyage like durian-flavored Pocky?

At least here is one Asian airport where they metal-detect departing passengers

I have never been to an airport in Asia without metal detectors. They even have them in Japan!

Ah_so, I was conscious of the numbers of people who have been arriving in Japan with gold bars about their bodies, who boarded in Hong Kong, Incheon etc., but I guess gold has a different detecting frequency.

This guy also arrived in Thailand in 2015 and 2017, so he must have had repeat orders.