<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A West Australian man is set to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today after security screening staff at Perth Airport allegedly found knuckle dusters in his luggage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 20-year-old man was travelling from Perth to Exmouth last month when the weapon is alleged to have been found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AFP officers seized the metal item and questioned the man, before he was later issued a summons for one count of carrying or possessing a prohibited weapon.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-man-killed-struck-by-bus-at-taronga-zoo/a059e633-1a7a-4e4d-a8b4-8e8870a3ff61" rel="" target="" title="Tributes to 'extraordinary figure' in motorsport killed in bicycle-bus crash outside Taronga Zoo"><strong><span>Tributes to 'extraordinary figure' in motorsport killed in bicycle-bus crash outside Taronga Zoo</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The maximum penalty for this offence is five years' imprisonment or a $60,000 fine. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AFP Superintendent Peter Hatch said the AFP worked closely with Perth Airport partners to ensure the safety of visitors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Perth Airport's screening processes are strict for a reason and there is a zero-tolerance policy to anyone attempting to take prohibited items on a flight," Supt Hatch said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/wa-man-in-court-after-allegedly-packing-knuckle-dusters-for-flight/0f1561bf-4559-4d9d-bf89-c5e1043a1535" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"During this incident, Perth Airport security, in partnership with the AFP, prevented a potential threat to the travelling public and workers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is an offence to carry knuckle dusters in a public place, including in the airport and on planes." </span></div></div>