Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch was arrested and detained in Mexico. Check out why he is arrested and in Prison.
Kyle Busch : Prison | Arrested in Mexico | Sentenced
Busch was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. His first driving lessons came at the age of six when he drove around the cul-de-sac of his family’s Las Vegas neighborhood in a makeshift go-kart.
Although he could not reach the throttle, Busch still was able to pick up the basics from his father Tom, who controlled the gas pedal as Busch drove the vehicle.
Busch worked in the family garage with his father and older brother Kurt as he grew, becoming crew chief for his brother’s dwarf car team at age ten.
Kyle Busch Prison
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was arrested and detained at Cancun Airport in Mexico in January after a handgun was discovered in his bag while boarding a private jet to return to the United States following a vacation with his wife Samantha. On Monday, he was sentenced to 3.5 years in a Mexican prison while also being fined $1,100.
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According to the Mexico Prosecutor General’s office, a Nevada man, who was identified as “Kyle Thomas B,” was “credited with full responsibility in the commission of the crime of carrying a firearm without a license and possession of cartridges for the exclusive use of the armed forces” on Jan. 27.
The statement from Mexico Prosecutor General’s office does not explain how Busch’s 3.5-year prison sentence will be handled, if at all. The statement did reveal that six hollow point cartridges were found inside Busch’s handgun.
Busch released his own statement on Monday in which he said the legal situation is “closed.” Here’s more from the statement:
“In late January, Samantha and I enjoyed a several day vacation in Mexico. When departing the country, my handgun was flagged during routine screening at the airport. I have a valid concealed carry permit from my local authority and adhere to all handgun laws, but I made a mistake by forgetting it was in my bag.
“Discovery of the handgun led to my detainment while the situation was resolved. I was not aware of Mexican law and had no intention of bringing a handgun into Mexico. When it was discovered, I fully cooperated with the authorities, accepted the penalties, and returned to North Carolina.”
Kyle Busch arrested in Mexico
Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch apologizes after he was arrested and detained for bringing a handgun into Mexico while vacationing in January with his wife.
According to the Mexico Prosecutor General’s office, a handgun was found in his bag at the airport as he and his wife Samantha were leaving the country.
Busch, 37, considered “this issued closed.” He was arrested on Jan. 27 and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and fined $1,100, but the statement from Mexico Prosecutor General’s office does not explain how Busch’s sentence would be handled.
On Sunday evening he finished third in NASCAR’s Clash exhibition race. He admitted in the statement that he was unaware of the Mexican law that forbids the possession of a weapon in the country without approval.
Busch, who left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the 2022 season, is entering his first season with Richard Childress Racing.
Sentenced
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch apologized for the ‘mistake’ of bringing a handgun to Mexico, which resulted in a brief detainment and a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence that he mysteriously seems to have evaded.
Busch released a statement Monday after the Mexico Prosecutor General’s office announced that a foreign national named ‘Kyle Thomas ”B”’ was arrested at Cancun International Airport on January 27.
The individual was traveling back to the United States when airport security detected the .38 caliber handgun and hollow-tip bullets in his luggage, according to a press release.
The Mexican National Guard was called and the individual was charged with carrying a gun without a license and illegal possession of ammunition.
Two days later, the American was sentenced by a Mexican judge to three years and six months in prison, as well as an $1,100 fine.
A Nevada native with the middle name of ‘Thomas,’ Busch acknowledged Monday that it was he who was detained, writing in a statement that he considers the matter ‘closed.’ Also It’s not clear how the Mexican government plans to enforce Busch’s sentence, considering he is already back in the US having raced on Sunday in Los Angeles.