London - A man was left red-faced after a stag party prank left him detained by airport security.
The Australian traveller was held at Gatwick Airport this week after he was found to be carrying a large hunting knife and a series of notes regarding kidnap when he landed on his flight from Dusseldorf.
The unnamed 25-year-old man’s joke backfired after the items were detected as he passed through security.
On questioning, the prankster stated that he enjoyed spending time outdoors and did not realise that the 16cm knife was too large for UK law – which allows knives of up to 7.5cm.
The printed kidnap notes, which were along the lines of the best way to kidnap someone, were later discovered to refer to a stag party plan.
The knife was later seized by Gatwick police. Sergeant Darren Taylor said: “This is not a usual occurrence, thankfully”.
Daily Mail