This is the shocking moment aBritish touristused a metal post to smash up check-in kiosks, nearby counters and railings during an early morning rampage inHong KongAirport. During his rampage, the man, 35, damaged 10 check-in desks at the airport's Terminal 1 at around 6am local time on Monday (February 16), before being arrested for possessingViagra.
The man, who arrived in Hong Kong in November and was intending to buy a ticket to leave, was arrested on suspicion ofcriminal damageand for possessing four Viagra pills. Shocking footage shows the vandal, wearing blue jeans, a black jumper and a black man bag, shovingkiosksto the floor in front of shocked travellers. He then picked up a metal pole and repeatedly smashed it into the check-in screens before using his trolley to knock down railings and attacking the desks and damaging a glass panel, according to local media.
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"Airport Authority staff andairportsecurity personnel rushed to the scene and warned the man to stop causing further damage," a spokesperson for the authority said. "Police have arrested the man and launched an investigation."
Police confirmed he was a 35-year-old British tourist, and he was arrested for criminal damage and possession of "part one" poisons found in his suitcase. Viagra pills are illegal to possess inHong Kongwithout a prescription. Those possessing the impotence drug can face up to two years in jail and a £9,400 fine.
The man was arrested at the bus unloading area at the airport.
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This comes just days after it was revealed that the iconic Japanese town, Fujiyoshida, announced it would be cancelling its popular cherry blossom festival amidunmanageable numbers of tourists and poor behaviour. The influx of visitors has led to chronic traffic congestion andlitter, with some residents revealing they've suffered from visitors trespassing or even defecating in private gardens.
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