The police arrested an Indonesian man on Sunday afternoon at the airport for bringing an illegal weapon into Macau, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.
According to the spokesperson, the police identified the suspect as an Indonesian national in his forties surnamed Vernjo. He was found carrying a knuckleduster in his suitcase when he arrived at the airport in Taipa.
The police said that Vernjo is a Putonghua-speaking businessman. He told the police that he purchased the knuckleduster on September 9 in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong and claimed it was for decoration. He said that he did not realise it was against the law to own such an item in Macau.
In a separate case, a Thai man was also arrested for bringing an illegal weapon into Macau on the same day.
This undated handout photo provided by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday shows the knuckleduster seized from the Indonesian suspect’s luggage.
