Man 'smuggled stun gun on plane'

A Japanese man was arrested after allegedly trying to board a Honolulu-to-Tokyo flight with a stun gun in his hand luggage. A criminal complaint filed in US District Court charges Hiroki Suzuki with carrying a concealed dangerous weapon while...

A Japanese man was arrested after allegedly trying to board a Honolulu-to-Tokyo flight with a stun gun in his hand luggage.

A criminal complaint filed in US District Court charges Hiroki Suzuki with carrying a concealed dangerous weapon while attempting to board the All Nippon Airways flight yesterday.

An affidavit said Suzuki hid the stun gun in a small black canvas pouch in his carry-on bag.

A Transportation Security Administration official found the device during an X-ray scan.

Suzuki allegedly told FBI agents he bought the stun gun in Japan about a year ago for his personal protection.

A federal judge released Suzuki on bond to attend his grandfather's funeral in Japan, but ordered him back for a hearing in two weeks.

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