Lionel Messi's brother wanted by Police after they discovered gun in his blood-soaked boat

Matias Messi  the older brother of Lionel Messi is wanted in Argentina after police discovered a gun in his blood-soaked boat, according to reports.  

Matias allegedly told a security guard at the Fighiera fishing club that he cut his face by colliding with a sandbar, but after police discovered a .380 handgun inside Matias' motorboat, they tried and failed to track him down for questioning. 


However, the Messi family has issued a statement saying Matias was not carrying a gun on the boat, and has been at the hospital prepping for surgery.

In 2008, he was arrested for carrying a loaded firearm without a permit, and in 2015, he was detained for again failing to provide documentation for his gun.