Brit radio fanatic has equipment seized by Albanian spies in 'James Bond mystery'

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spying, a Scottish radio fanatic has told of how he was arrested by Albanian authorities.Colin McGowan, a delivery driver from Stenhousemuir, said he was surprised when he was questioned about his radio gear which was then sent for further investigation at the Albanian Criminality Laboratory.Together, the Albanian Police’s C Unit (Cybernetic Unit) and Albanian secret service (SHISH) have been working with prosecutors to make certain beyond all reasonable doubt that Colin is indeed nothing more than a regular bloke with a love of radios.Albanian authorities want to work out whether he was involved in espionage during a five-day trip there last month, the Daily Record reports.Colin, 46, said: “I’m not exactly James Bond, to be honest.

I couldn’t even wire up one of those video doorbells, so I can assure you I wasn’t spying.“I’m not entirely sure what spying might even entail to be honest and I wouldn’t know where to start.“It all came as a bit of a surprise but I believe the Albanian authorities' lack of experience or knowledge of amateur radio is what sparked this.“They simply hadn’t seen equipment like ours and they wanted to make sure everything was above board.”During his travels, Colin was accompanied by Paul Tittensor, 61, from Chelmsford, Essex.Using their established call signs, the pair rented a villa and set up their radio gear, including antennas.Colin said: “We had a very successful few days and everything went to plan.“On the way home the Albanian customs guy had a look at our equipment and he got quite interested, so we explained what it was.“The next thing we knew, the police wanted to ask us more questions, so we were taken aside and asked to explain what everything did.“I think there was a concern that our.