A foreigner on Friday was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on suspicion of possessing unlicensed ammunition after police received a report that the airport found seven suspected shells in the foreigner's baggage, according to the Hong Kong police. 

Police seized the seven suspected shell casings for further investigation.

The foreigner has been provisionally charged with one count of possession of ammunition without a license and appeared in West Kowloon Magistracy on Friday.

Police urged people not to pick up shell casings in the street. Under the firearms and ammunition ordinance, any person guilty of unlicensed possession of arms or ammunition is liable to a maximum fine of 100,000 HK dollars and imprisonment for 14 years.