Live ammo found on Aussie woman at Changi Airport

34-year-old Jessica Powter arrived in Singapore on Oct 12, 2011 from Thailand where she was on holiday, transiting at Changi Airport on her way home to Darwin. However she was stopped at the airport for carrying live bullets on her.

She claimed that she had unwittingly brought the 8cm-long bullets used to shoot buffalo along with her as she had left them in her camera bag after a one-off hunting trip three years ago.

Police confirmed the incident saying that they arrested the woman at Changi Airport Terminal 1 at about 1.35pm  that day for an offence of unlawful possession of arms or ammunition, reported Today.

A police spokesperson said: "After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, and in consultation with the Attorney-General's Chambers, she was issued with a warning in lieu of prosecution."

Ms Powter's family were kept informed of her detention by the Australian High Commission. She also wrote a letter of apology to the Singapore authorities prior to her release, it added.

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