Seized swords imported under company name of “prominent businessman”: Customs
23 Aug 2010, 6:40 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Swords seized recently by the Maldives Customs Services were imported to the Maldives in a shipment under the name of a company belonging to a “prominent” businessman, according spokesperson of the Maldives Customs Services, Mohamed Ibrahim.
Ibrahim however declined to reveal the name of the person or the company, “as the investigation of the case is ongoing.’’
A shipment of swords and 260 toy guns were intercepted by customs inspectors in July. The inspectors discovered the weapons inside a container imported to the Maldives that was originally loaded in China.
Photos of the guns released by Customs identified them as realistic-looking ‘Airsoft’ guns, which fire small, hard plastic pellets and can be purchased from toy shops in places such as Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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