Bernie Ecclestone

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, ...

The 91-year-old paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland. Bernie Ecclestone was arrested late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane, police have said; he acknowledged owning the gun, but said he was unaware it was in his luggage; the 91-year-old paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, local police said on Thursday.

The former F1 supremo was attempting to board a private jet from Brazil to Switzerland when the weapon was identified by police.

Ecclestone paid bail and was free to travel to Switzerland. Ecclestone was arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas. Ecclestone is one of the most recognisable faces in the world of Formula 1, despite failing to qualify for either of the Grands Prix he entered as a driver in 1958.

Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in the former Formula One supremo's luggage during an X-ray screening at 9.30pm.

'The police officers we dealt with were fantastic, they did an unbelievable job, it was absolutely first class. The Briton paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland. The last few days haven't been very good. He told MailOnline: 'I'm very happy. Police added that he was then arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport (pictured) in Campinas - He was then arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas

The Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening, police said in a statement, adding that the 91- ...

The handgun was seized, it added. The Briton paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland. The Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening, police said in a statement, adding that the 91-year-old was then arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas.

The Briton acknowledged owning the gun but he said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time, police said.

The Briton acknowledged owning the gun but he said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time, police said. The Briton acknowledged owning the gun but he said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time, police said ernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun, police said on Thursday.

Police in Brazil found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening, they said in a statement. He was then arrested and ...

He was then arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas. The 91-year-old paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland. Ecclestone was arrested on Wednesday at 9.30pm Viracopos Airport in Campinas. He is married to Brazilian-born Fabiana Ecclestone, an FIA vice-president and member of the World Motor Sport Council.

Brazillian police discovered a LW Seecamp .32 gun in the former Formula One Chief Executive's luggage.

Former Formula One Chief Executive, Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday night for illegally possessing a gun. Bernie Ecclestone arrested for illegally carrying a gun in Brazil Brazillian police discovered a LW Seecamp .32 gun in the former Formula One Chief Executive's luggage

The 91-year-old was arrested late on Wednesday after a gun was found in his luggage at Viracopos airport, according to police. Ecclestone paid bail and was ...

The handgun was seized, it added. The 91-year-old was arrested late on Wednesday after a gun was found in his luggage at Viracopos airport, according to police. The 91-year-old paid bail and was freed to travel to Switzerland.

BERNIE Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil while carrying a gun as he boarded a private jet to Switzerland, police have said.Cops said in a statement th.

He said he bought the weapon from a Formula 1 mechanic five years ago and kept it on his farm in São Paulo. Ecclestone acknowledged owning the gun, but said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time, police said. BERNIE Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil while carrying a gun as he boarded a private jet to Switzerland, police have said.

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland.

The Briton paid bail and was freed to travel. Ecclestone acknowledged owning the gun but said he was unaware it was in his luggage at the time, police said. Brazilian police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone’s luggage during an X-ray screening, police said in a statement, adding that he was then arrested and taken to a facility at Viracopos airport in Campinas.

Local police in Brazil are reporting that former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in the South American country after carrying a gun while ...

The 91-year-old recently had a new baby son, and he posed with his 21-month-old child behind the steering wheel of a racing car. Ecclestone paid his bail, and the 91-year-old was then free to travel to Switzerland as he had planned. Brazilian police had found an undocumented Seecamp 32 LWS Pistol, a small personal defence handgun, in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening when boarding the flight.

Police in Brazil are reporting that former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was arrested after being caught carrying a gun while boarding a private plane ...

Ecclestone is married to Brazilian-born Fabiana, 46, and the two have a child together, Ace, who was born in 2020. Brazilian police had found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 gun in Ecclestone's luggage during an X-ray screening as he boarded the flight. In addition, Brazilian law outlaws the manufacture, sale, and import of toys and replicas of guns that could be confused with real weapons.

The motor racing mogul Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for illegally taking a gun on board a private plane, local police said.

Reuters report that Ecclestone was taken to a police facility at Viracopos airport, after police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 firearm in his luggage ...

He acknowledged owning the gun but claimed he was unaware of it being in his possession at the time of the luggage being scanned. Reuters report that Ecclestone was taken to a police facility at Viracopos airport, after police found an undocumented LW Seecamp .32 firearm in his luggage while it was being X-ray screened before his flight. Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil on Wednesday night for illegally carrying a gun before boarding a private flight to Switzerland.

The former Formula One chief said he was questioned by police after the unloaded firearm was packed in his luggage by accident.

The offence was not having the gun but that it wasn’t registered.” I only ever had it in the house and I have never walked around with it. “They said we won’t open anything until you are there.

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone denied on Friday he had been arrested in Brazil and said an illegal gun found in his luggage before boarding a ...

I didn't know you had to," said Ecclestone. "They said you need something like this," he explained. I was leaving the country, I didn't have any local money.

The former Formula One tycoon was detained at Viracopos International Airport in Brazil with an undocumented pistol.

She was found by police and returned home unharmed. He paid around £1,000 to be freed on bail and was allowed to continue his journey to Portugal. "We got to the airport about 8pm yesterday and as we were going through the security about an an hour or so later, the scanner picked the gun up and I was pulled aside."

The former Formula One chief said he was questioned by police after the unloaded firearm was packed in his luggage by accident.

The offence was not having the gun but that it wasn’t registered.” I only ever had it in the house and I have never walked around with it. “They said we won’t open anything until you are there.

BERNIE ECCLESTONE has claimed that he was not arrested by police as he tried to leave Brazil on a private flight earlier this week.

Ecclestone also said that he had left the gun in the pocket of a shirt, which was packed into his suitcase by those responsible for his luggage without them being aware of its presence. Bernie Ecclestone has insisted that he was not arrested in Brazil after a gun was found in his luggage by airport security as he tried to leave the country earlier this week. "I had it in the house and used to muck around with it, if people came to visit me or something, we would joke around.