The appearance of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. /Courtesy of News1

A man who tried to bring a live bullet used for machine guns into the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office building was caught by the police.

The Seocho Police Station in Seoul reported that on the 39th, they arrested a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of violating the firearms and ammunition control law.

According to the police, A was caught by a security guard while attempting to pass through a security screening area with a live 7.62 mm machine gun bullet in his bag around 12:40 p.m. that day.

A was rambling during questioning by the police at the scene, but it is reported that he did not make any political statements.

The police seized the bullet from A. Currently, there are no indications of a conspiracy, and they are investigating the details.

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