SHIJIAZHUANG: A man in north China’s Hebei Province was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of smuggling weapons from Hong Kong, local customs said on Tuesday.

The Intermediate People’s Court of Qinhuangdao City handed down the verdict to the suspect, surnamed Wang, who confessed to purchasing imitation guns online via two agents in Hong Kong starting in September 2013.

A police raid of Wang’s home in Qinhuangdao had found 29 imitation guns and more than 3,000 bullets.