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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Apr 25, 2023, 01:14 PM Apr 2023

American arrested after Australian airport staff find 24-carat firearm

An American woman has been arrested at an airport in Australia after arriving with a 24-carat gold-plated handgun in her luggage.

The 28-year-old woman, who authorities did not identify, was arrested and charged shortly after arriving at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles on Sunday, the Australian Border Force said in a news release.

The border force said the woman had not declared the golden firearm, nor did she hold a permit to import or possess the weapon in Australia, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the world.

The woman was charged under section 233BAB(5) of the Customs Act 1901, which states it is illegal for a person to "intentionally" import firearms without prior approval. If convicted, a person can face up to 10 years' imprisonment, the border force said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-woman-with-the-golden-gun-american-arrested-after-australian-airport-staff-find-24-carat-firearm/ar-AA1aj7fy

Woman must be a Trumper.

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American arrested after Australian airport staff find 24-carat firearm (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 OP
Sra. Scaramanga, maybe? Harker Apr 2023 #1
More like scary maga Blues Heron Apr 2023 #3
Ooh. Good one! n/t Harker Apr 2023 #4
It would be awesome to see a humper locked up for this Blues Heron Apr 2023 #2
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