A man who runs a mobile phone and tablet business in Dundee imported 50 extendable batons to his work address.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Evaldas Vaicekauskas, 23, also had three stun guns at his home address in Arbroath.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court: “On January 8, a package sent from China to the accused’s work address was intercepted at a hub in Coventry.
“On the outside of the package, it said there were tools inside but the package was found to contain 50 extendable lock batons. Police seized the package and thereafter searched the accused’s home and business addresses.”
Computers were seized from his business address, which revealed internet searches for weapons. Three stun guns were also seized from his home address on Fraser Path, Arbroath, all of which were in full working order.
Solicitor Lee Qumsieh, defending, said: “He tells me these items are not illegal in his home country of Lithuania.
“He now accepts they are illegal here. He is not a man who would appear to go out of his way to commit crime.”
Sheriff Alastair Brown questioned why Vaicekauskas would import such a high number of weapons and asked if he intended to sell them on.
Mr Qumsieh said: “His position is that he did not intend to sell the batons on. He has not given me any further instruction as to what he did intend to do with them. With regards to the stun guns, he said he bought them because he thought they were cool and simply intended to keep them at his flat.”
Vaicekauskas admitted importing a quantity of retractable batons to Unit 4, Bowbridge Works, Thistle Street, Dundee, on January 8.
He admitted having three stun guns at his home address at Fraser Path, Arbroath, on February 22.
Sheriff Brown concluded Vaicekauskas did intend to sell the weapons on, having been given “no other explanation” as to why they were purchased.
He said: “It appears to me that ordering weapons from China is an intention to commit crime, and it appears to be that his motivation for doing this was for commercial gain.”
Sentence was deferred until December 5 and Vaicekauskas was remanded meantime.
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