Two American tourists were released from police custody without charge over the weekend after accidentally bringing 40 rounds of 9mm gun ammunition into the Island.A 26-year-old man and his 29-year-old female companion were searched by cruise ship security at the terminal in Dockyard around 8.45am on Saturday. The ammunition was found inside the man’s bag and police were called to arrest the visitors.The Bermuda Police Service carried out a full investigation and determined that the ammunition was “inadvertently carried to the Island”, said a Police spokesman. It seems the man had previously used the bag to lawfully carry ammunition to a shooting range in the US and forgot to empty it before travelling to Bermuda.The spokesman said: “The police have consulted with the Department of Public Prosecution’s office and they are satisfied that no charges will be laid in this case.“Their decision is guided by a recent ruling in the Supreme Court on appeal that charges for these offences need more than evidence of just physical possession: it must also be proved that the person was aware of what they were carrying and that they did so with a criminal intent. That is not the case in this matter.“Both persons were released from custody without charge, and they departed the Island [Saturday] afternoon. The ammunition was retained by Police and will be destroyed in due course.”