Electric baton seized
By Liang Yiwen |
May 18, 2010, Tuesday
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IMMIGRATION police based at the Waigaoqiao port area caught a Chinese crewman trying to bring an electric-shock baton into the city yesterday, the first case of crew members carrying police-issue equipment in recent years.
Xiao Peixiang, 29, claimed he bought the baton abroad to protect himself and had no idea it's banned in China.
He now faces a 500 yuan (US$73) fine and the weapon has been confiscated.
A lot of sailors have bought knives banned in China while overseas but this is the first time in the past few years that police-issue equipment has been seized, officers said.
Police caught him about 11am after his ship, the Panama-registered "Sun Refine," docked at Waigaoqiao port.
Experienced police officers said Xiao seemed nervous when they checked the crews' luggage.
Police found the 20-centimeter-long baton together with a battery and a battery charger in a small bag in the bottom of a suitcase full of goods.
The baton can deliver a high-voltage shock that can immobilize people.
The case is still under investigation, police said.
Xiao Peixiang, 29, claimed he bought the baton abroad to protect himself and had no idea it's banned in China.
He now faces a 500 yuan (US$73) fine and the weapon has been confiscated.
A lot of sailors have bought knives banned in China while overseas but this is the first time in the past few years that police-issue equipment has been seized, officers said.
Police caught him about 11am after his ship, the Panama-registered "Sun Refine," docked at Waigaoqiao port.
Experienced police officers said Xiao seemed nervous when they checked the crews' luggage.
Police found the 20-centimeter-long baton together with a battery and a battery charger in a small bag in the bottom of a suitcase full of goods.
The baton can deliver a high-voltage shock that can immobilize people.
The case is still under investigation, police said.
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