A businessman has been remanded in custody after importing stun guns and 50 retractable batons on eBay with plans to sell them on.

Evaldas Vaicekauskas, 23, of Fraser Park, Arbroath, was caught when Border Force officers intercepted a package of batons from China that the Lithuanian national had bought on the auction site.

Officers then raided his home and found three stun guns hidden in torches.

Vaicekauskas's lawyer told Dundee Sheriff Court the 23-year-old only bought the items because he "thought they looked cool" and denied he planned to sell them.

A sheriff rubbished his explanation, saying: "If that's the case why did he buy 50 of the batons?"

Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told Dundee Sheriff Court: "On January 8, 2016, a package which had been sent from a business in China to the accused was intercepted by Border Force officials at their Coventry hub.

"The outside of the package described the contents as 'tools' but when the package was opened it was found to contain 50 extendable friction lock batons, each contained within their own holder.

"As a result of this seizure, search warrants were granted for both the business and home addresses of the accused. Within his home address three stun guns were found."

The fiscal depute added: "He admitted both the possession of the stun guns and the ordering and importing of the batons.

"He stated that he bought the stun guns on eBay for £12 each.

"He said he bought them because he thought they were 'cool' and didn't realise they were illegal."

Vaicekauskas pleaded guilty on indictment to being concerned in the importation of prohibited goods.

He also admitted a charge under the Firearms Act relating to the stun guns.

The offences took place at his home in Arbroath and at his business address in Thistle Street, Dundee.

Defence solicitor Lee Quimseh said: "My instructions are that there was no intention to sell.

"He simply purchased them because he thought they looked cool and no other reason."

The court was shown one of the stun guns and told because the torch part is "fully functional as opposed to being a stun gun disguised as a torch" they are deemed to have a dual use so do not require a minimum jail term of five years.

Sheriff Alastair Brown deferred sentence until next month for social work background reports and remanded Vaicekauskas in custody meantime.

He said: "It appears to me that ordering weapons from China is going out of one's way to commit an offence.

"The only conceivable inference for importing 50 weapons is an intention to supply to other people."