CAL FIRE employee arrested in India

Update: The two Santa Barbara women were charged yesterday in an Indian court under the Indian Arms Act for attempting to board a flight with several rounds of 9 mm ammunition and could face prison terms ranging from three to seven years if convicted, The Telegraph, a daily newspaper in Calcutta reported.

The women, Monica Bond, 57, and Heather K. Bond, 37, had been traveling in India for the past month before being detained on Sunday in an airport near Darjeeling. The following headline is from The Telegraph, Calcutta India,

" Bullet Bonds jailed for three days
- Americans spotted ammo clip in umbrella in Darjeeling but chose to clam up"

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The article goes on to say the women were at fault for not speaking up sooner and will spend at least three days in jail, they have been charged under the Indian Arms Act that carries prison terms ranging from three to seven years.

Siliguri, April 15: The American women arrested in the bullet case had become aware of the ammunition in Darjeeling by chance but chose to proceed to Bagdogra airport with the lethal luggage — a mistake that has sent them to jail for at least three days.

Monica Bond, 57, and her daughter Heather K. Bond, 37 — tourists from Santa Barbara in California — were today sent to judicial custody for three days, but they have been charged under the Indian Arms Act that carries prison terms ranging from three to seven years.

Now known in India as the Bullet Bonds
California residents Monica Bond, 57, and her daughter Heather K. Bond, 37 arrested in India for ammunition mistakenly left in their luggage.

Indian authorities say they found ammunition in the luggage of Monica and Heather Bond, the mother and daughter from Santa Barbara are arrested after trying to board a plane in India and the pair was leaving Bagdora Airport to head to New Delhi.

Indian security police says they found 11 cartridges and one pistol magazine in the daughter's bag. The pair was arrested at Bagdora Airport on April 14.

According to the Indian customs baggage rule, any ammunition, including hand guns and blank cartridges, are on a restricted list. On the Jet Airways India website, it says ammunition cannot be carried on in passenger bags.

The Indian security police say they failed to produce documents to show why they were carrying that ammunition.

Two Santa Barbara women were charged yesterday in an Indian court under the Indian Arms Act for attempting to board a flight with several rounds of 9 mm ammunition and could face prison terms ranging from three to seven years if convicted, The Telegraph, a daily newspaper in Calcutta reported.

Lawrence Bond, Monica’s husband, said the bullets went through security at four airports, including Los Angeles, before being detected. The Daily Sound quoted him saying: “The weird thing is they went through security at LA, Taipei and New Delhi at least twice.”

The mother, Monica Bond, is a former nurse, and daughter Heather Bond works for Cal Fire on the Central Coast.

Sources: telegraphindia.com