NASCAR star Kyle Busch says he was detained by authorities in Mexico final month … after he says they discovered a handgun in his bag at an airport.

Busch mentioned all of it occurred following the conclusion of his trip together with his spouse, Samantha, in late January.

In response to the 37-year-old driver, he was going by airport safety screening … when he realized he by chance introduced his firearm in his baggage.

Busch claims he has a legitimate hid carry allow for it — however its discovery nonetheless alarmed authorities, who detained him over all of it.

“I used to be not conscious of Mexican regulation and had no intention of bringing a handgun into Mexico,” he mentioned in an announcement on his social media web page Monday.

“When it was found, I absolutely cooperated with the authorities, accepted the penalties, and returned to North Carolina.”

Prosecutors in Quintana Roo appeared to handle the incident in an announcement launched over the weekend. Officers mentioned the defendant, ID’ed solely as “Kyle Thomas ‘B'” from the state of Nevada, was detained following the invention of a firearm on Jan. 27. They famous that following an investigation, he was sentenced to 3 and a half years in jail in addition to a advantageous.

Busch made no point out of a jail sentence in his assertion Monday.

“I apologize for my mistake and admire the respect proven by all events as we resolved the matter,” Busch mentioned. “My household and I take into account this problem closed.”