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Messi's brother faces arms charges in Argentina

Matias Messi, brother of Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, faces arms charges in Argentina, the Cadena 3 news portal reported on Sunday.

FP Archives|Oct 05, 2015, 08:23:29 IST

Buenos Aires: Matias Messi, brother of Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, faces arms charges in Argentina, the Cadena 3 news portal reported on Sunday.[caption id="attachment_2444024" align="alignleft" width="380"] Lionel Messi. AFP.[/caption]Matias Messi refused to allow police to search his car and did not show them the vehicle's documents during a traffic stop on Saturday in Rosario city, the report said.Officers finally searched the automobile and found a .22-caliber pistol for which Messi did not have a permit and took him to police precinct 16 in Rosario.The brother of the Barcelona star spent four hours at the precinct before being released.Matias Messi was involved in a similar incident in October 2008, when he was arrested in Rosario for carrying a handgun in the waistband of his pants.IANS

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