Police pull huge knife out of man's pants in pokies room

A man has been charged aft he was recovered pinch a ample weapon successful his pants successful a pokies room successful Queensland.

Police were carrying retired a wanding cognition astatine a licensed premises successful nan Townsville suburb of Hermit Park astatine 3.10am connected Wednesday erstwhile they searched a man who had been playing astatine a poker machine.

Body-worn video footage showed an serviceman detecting a metallic entity nether nan man's jumper, who told constabulary nan entity was "just a knife".

After placing nan man nether arrest, nan footage showed nan serviceman past pulling a ample weapon from nan backmost of nan man's pants.

The 24-year-old man from Garbutt was charged pinch 1 count each of possessing a weapon successful a nationalist spot and possessing vulnerable drugs.

He is owed to look successful Townsville Magistrates Court connected October 21.

The wanding cognition was carried retired nether Jack's Law.

The authorities was introduced successful consequence to nan stabbing decease of Jack Beasley successful 2019.

The rule allows constabulary to behaviour metallic discovery wanding operations successful safe nighttime precincts, connected nationalist carrier and astatine nationalist carrier hubs.

"We person seen nan devastating impacts from weapon crime, including nan lifelong trauma for victims, their families, and nan community," Inspector Jason Shepherd said.

"We want to nonstop a very clear connection to nan community, that our ongoing wanding operations will proceed and anyone carrying a weapon successful nationalist will beryllium put earlier nan courts."

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