This smells rather fishy. Recently there has been a spate of arrests of people for being in possession of bullets at Delhi airport. A South African woman was recently arrested and shortly before that a South African teenager for being in possession of a single round in their suitcases. Strangely, Indian lawyers were on standby with prepared mandates with agreed fees for defending a person caught with ammunition immediately when those people were arrested. The South Africans lodged an official protest and has warned India that if the charges are not dropped, a possible warning will be issued to their citizens not to travel to India.
A Buddhist monk shortly before the above two incidents from Singapore (I stand corrected) faced the same charges. Apparently a Canadian citizen also faced the same charges shortly before the monk was charged. The question which arises is how did all these people pass other acclaimed for their security measures international airports. Both South Africans passed through Johannesburg International and Dubai International airports. The Canadian went en transit via the USA. Unless Indian authorities start conducting an urgent investigation into the going on at Indira Gandhi International airport, India may find her tourism numbers dropping drastically. I seriously doubt that this American is guilty of the offense for which he is being charged. In fact, I doubt it has anything to do with the Indian diplomat case. It is just another scam devised by some Indian officials which is making India seem like a hotspot of scams , from the moment you enter its territory to the moment you depart