CANBERRA, ACT, March 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

A South Australian man who allegedlydisrupted a flightfromSydney Airport isexpectedto appear inDowning Centre Local Court today (25March,2026) charged with offensive and disorderly behaviour.

The man, 23, came to police attentionon 3February,2026,after hiscarry-onbag was x-rayed andallegedlyfound tocontaincat-shaped knuckle dusters.

The AFP removed theitem,and the man was served a court attendance notice tofacethe charge ofpossessinga prohibited weapon without a permit, contrary to section 7(1) of theWeapons Prohibition Act 1998(NSW).

AFPassistancewas later requested by an airline after the man, who had boarded a flight to Adelaide,allegedly disrupt...