Tourist bid to bring in stun guns as gifts

A HOLIDAYMAKER caught bringing illegal stun guns and truncheons into Scotland thought he would escape with a “slap on the wrist”.

Niall Dinsmore was held at Edinburgh Airport as he returned from Bulgaria with his girlfriend Kerri Luff, 25.

The 27-year-old claimed to UK Border Force officials he bought them as “gifts”. But he could now face a minimum five years in jail.

He pleaded guilty yesterday at the High Court in Glasgow to two firearms charges and possessing offensive weapons.

Dinsmore had five electric stun guns disguised as torches along with five steel batons.

The court heard the stun gun devices were in good condition and had “an audible and visible display of sparks”.

He had his bail continued pending sentencing in Edinburgh on October 25.

Ms Luff, of Dundee, had faced similar charges but had her not guilty pleas accepted.