Police forces on alert over deadly million-volt 'Tasers' disguised as phones

[Christos Palmer]

Police forces across Britain have been warned to beware of a flood of high-powered stun guns disguised as mobile phones which are being smuggled into the country.

Operated by pressing a button on the side of the device, the weapons can disable victims with a million-volt charge – many times more powerful than a police Taser.

Authorities fear that the stun guns – marketed as personal protection devices – are increasingly becoming the criminals’ weapon of choice, with at least 10,000 estimated to be in circulation on Britain’s streets.

They are also becoming a threat to prison guards. A Chinese-made Kelon stun gun – identical to a Sony Ericsson K95 mobile phone – was recently found at Low Newton jail, where the mass murderer Rosemary West is an inmate.

Read more: Police forces on alert over deadly million-volt 'Tasers' disguised as mobile phones | Mail Online

[Christos Palmer]

I was stunned to read this

[Earl]

You're not allowed mobile phones in prison either, so the fact ot was disguised as one shouldn't really make any difference.