CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

Editor's note:Images of the knife and arrest are available via Hightail.

A Queensland man is scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today (30 January, 2026) charged with allegedly possessing a large knife in his carry-on luggage at Brisbane Domestic Airport.

The AFP charged the man, 49, after the incident on 10 December, 2025.

He was stopped by airport security staff when they allegedly found a large knife in his bag at a screening point and alerted the AFP.

When AFP officers attended the screening point, the man allegedly became aggressive and resisted arrest before being detained.

The man was charged with:

* One count ofcarrying a wea...