An American man has been detained at a Nepal airport after seven bullets were found in his baggage, police said Monday.

The man, identified as Leonard John David Rubin, 39, from Washington, D.C., has been in custody since Saturday, police official Rewati Dhakal said. Police had earlier said he was from Alaska.

Rubin arrived in Nepal on Friday and was planning to board a domestic flight the following day in the capital, Katmandu, when security guards found the bullets in his luggage, Dhakal said.

Dhakal said Rubin faces charges of violating the Public Offense Act. Government Administrator Basanta Raj Gautam said Rubin could face up to six months in prison and a 10,000 rupees ($100) fine if convicted.

Calls to the U.S. Embassy seeking comment were not immediately returned Monday.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-man-held-nepal-airport-bullets-bags-21510597

I have a feeling, poacher, maybe killing our rhinos and tigers. What do you guys think?

This Alaskan redneck poacher forgot to empty his bag before setting off for Nepal or vice versa. Shut his damn ass up as if they would do to any Nepali trying to board US airplane with the bullet.

A US policeman on his way to Mount Everest was arrested in Nepal for possessing bullets which he claimed to have inadvertently carried in his hand luggage from Washington, police said Monday.

Leonard John David Rubin, 39, was arrested on Saturday at Kathmandu Airport while checking in for an internal flight to Lukla near Everest base camp, police official Abhi Kafle told AFP.

“He was carrying seven rounds of bullets and a magazine,” Kafle said.

Kafle said Rubin told officials he had forgotten to remove the items from his hand luggage before departing from the United States to Nepal on a visit to offer safety training to Sherpa guides.

“He told us that he didn’t check the side pockets of his black bag. And that’s how he carried the bullets and the magazine,” Kafle said.

Rubin, part of a US team visiting Nepal to conduct training, arrived in Kathmandu Thursday, is currently in police custody near the airport.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/13/american-arrested-in-nepal-for-carrying-bullets-on-trip-to-mount-everest/