Overview
- Reports say Ecclestone was stopped at Tires Aerodrome near Cascais after his private jet landed on Monday when officers discovered a shotgun in his luggage.
- Authorities and multiple outlets report he did not have the required firearm import document known in coverage as the "blue book," which is needed to bring guns into Portugal.
- Ecclestone told reporters the shotgun was for clay‑pigeon shooting, that he surrendered the weapon, and that he was questioned for hours but denies he was formally arrested.
- A PSP spokesman said border control officers did not carry out the arrest described in some reports and directed queries to Customs, which now holds the firearm and is handling the case.
- The episode echoes a 2022 airport firearms detention in Brazil involving Ecclestone and has drawn fresh media scrutiny of private‑jet checks and cross‑border gun import rules.