Australian border police arrest American woman with 24-carat gold-plated handgun

An American girl was arrested in Australia on Sunday, after she landed in Sydney with an undeclared 24-carat gold-plated handgun in her baggage, in keeping with the Australian Border Drive (ABF). 

The girl, who has not been recognized, was charged underneath part 233BAB(5) of the Customs Act 1901, which bans the importation of firearms, in addition to sure knives, radioactive materials, chemical compounds, and different objects. 

She faces as much as 10 years in jail if convicted. 

The girl was stopped at Sydney Airport after the gold-plated handgun was detected in her baggage.  (Australian Border Drive)

The girl flew in from Los Angeles and the pistol was noticed by “subtle detection know-how” at Sydney Airport on Australia’s east coast. 

“Time and time once more, we have now seen simply how good ABF officers are at concentrating on and stopping unlawful, and extremely harmful, items from crossing Australia’s border,” ABF Commander Justin Bathurst stated in a press release. 

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Australia has extraordinarily strict gun rules, implementing a buy-back program in 1996 that noticed the federal government purchase nearly 700,000 firearms from the general public following a mass capturing that killed 35 folks. 

Australian Border Drive officers detected the handgun with screening know-how.  (Australian Border Drive)

The girl was launched on bail Monday and is topic to visa restrictions pending the end result of the court docket proceedings. 

The U.S. State Division didn’t instantly return a request for touch upon the case.  

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Australia is well-liked with some aggressive sports activities shooters and hunters.

People who do need to deliver a firearm to the nation are required to acquire permission from the federal government earlier than their flight.