Police said Friday that the man had hidden a 19.5-centimeter knife, including a 12-centimeter blade, inside his sock the previous day, The Straits Times reported.
The knife was wrapped in several layers of plastic bags and sealed with tape, police said.
An aviation security officer operating an X-ray machine detected a suspicious sharp object in the man’s right shoe and instructed him to remove it before proceeding through the X-ray screening lane, AsiaOne reported.
The man was then escorted to a search room, where officers found a knife and sheath concealed in his shoe.
He will be charged with carrying an offensive weapon in a public place.
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Changi Airport in Singapore. Photo by AFP |
If convicted, he could face up to three years in prison and at least six strokes of the cane.
Police warned that they take a serious view of attempts to bring offensive weapons into public spaces.
“Travelers are reminded that those found in possession of offensive weapons without lawful purpose will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law,” the police added.
Changi Airport, voted the world’ best this year by Skytrax, handled 34.8 million passengers in the first half of 2026, a 0.4% rise year-on-year despite disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis.