FBI Director Kash Patel presented senior New Zealand security officials with gifts of inoperable replica pistols during a recent visit, which were subsequently deemed illegal under local gun laws and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws ...

FILE - In this photo released by the US Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the FBI office in Wellington, New Zealand, July 31, 2025.

The maximum prison sentence for a person who illegally possesses a pistol in New Zealand is three years or a fine of 4,000 New Zealand dollars ($2,300).