Harpoon flight fine.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: October 16, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: GORDON CURRIE

A SCUBA diver took a lethal harpoon gun on to a packed tourist plane, a court heard yesterday.

Customs officers found the deadly four-foot long weapon in David Hay's hand luggage in July 2001 as the Perth man returned from a diving trip to Turkey.

The 37-yea...

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