Bernie Ecclestone says Portuguese police subjected him to ‘wall-to-wall aggravation’ after he was stopped at an airport for illegally carrying a shotgun – which he claims was for clay-pigeon shooting.
Formula One supremo Ecclestone, 95, was reportedly arrested at Tires Aerodrome in the municipality of Cascais close to Lisbon after landing there in his private jet from Switzerland.
And speaking to Daily Mail Sport, Ecclestone admitted he had travelled with the gun without the correct documentation and was held up for ‘hours’. His wife Fabiana Flosi, 49, is now trying to rectify the situation.
Ecclestone told the Daily Mail: ‘I had a gun that I
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