US National Held at Chennai Airport With Ammunition in Baggage

Chennai: A US citizen, in the country on a tourist visa, was detained on Tuesday at Chennai airport after he was allegedly found to be carrying two rounds of ammunition of a pistol.

The 49-year old man was about to take a flight to Hyderabad when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel during the security check found the bullets in his baggage, airport sources said.

They said the man had a licence for the pistol issued by authorities in the US.

CISF personnel handed him over to the airport police for questioning, they added.