Stun guns disguised as mobiles Mobile stun guns: Customs on lookout Australian travellers who buy stun guns hidden in mobile phone cases will be targeted by Customs after more than 80 similar devices were detected last year. It fits in your back pocket, can make calls and give off a 650k volt shock that can stop a man in his tracks. A US company this month has started shipping what is being marketed as the "world's first stun gun" iPhone case. But according to Australian Customs it has been detecting similar illegal devices coming into the country for more than 12 months. Figures obtained by Fairfax Media show that a minimum of 88 mobile-phone-like stun guns were detected last year although Customs concedes that due to its reporting procedures the figure could be much higher. "Not all were modelled on the iPhone or as phone cases - other brands have been detected," a Customs statement said. The other brands include the Kelin K95. A total of 2600 stun devices - illegal in Australia - were uncovered at the nation's borders last year hidden in nearly 1200 shipments. Most, 58 per cent, were detected through international mail and 37 per cent by officers at the airport. They are commonly being detected originating from Hong Kong, China, the US and Singapore. "The devices are more commonly disguised as torches - like Maglites," a spokeswoman said. They are easily detected with X-ray technology as their image does not accord with a normal phone or case. A law enforcement source said customs officers have recently been told to be extra vigilant for the iPhone stun-gun cases amid a fear Australians travelling overseas might purchase one not aware they are illegal in Australia. They are legally sold in parts of the US and manufacturer Yellow Jacket this month distributed the first 3000 of its iPhone stun gun case that retails for $US139. The concept was developed after one of the company's founders was attacked in his home by an armed intruder. The company plans to make cases for other popular smart phone brands that will be available later this year. "We want to help average citizens and smart phone owners be more aware and better protected as they go about their lives," Yellow Jacket chief executive Sean Simone said. The tool that we use to accomplish that is our Yellow Jacket phone case which is a stun gun concealed into a stun gun case. Mr Simone said all sales of the company's products had been made to places where stun gun ownership by the public is legal. He said Australia should consider overturning its ban. "We feel governments should encourage non-lethal weapons instead of guns," he said. with Amanda Hoh