Police have uncovered a tomahawk axe in a man's backpack within the Adelaide CBD Declared Public Precinct overnight.
At about 10pm on Friday, 22 May, patrols stopped a man outside a Hindley Street fast food outlet and conducted a metal detector search.
It will be alleged that officers located a tomahawk axe, hammer, cannabis and a pipe in the man's backpack.
A 50-year-old man from Blair Athol was arrested and charged with carrying an offensive weapon. He was also issued with a $590 expiation notice for possessing cannabis and drug paraphernalia.
The man was granted bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 15 July.
Declared Public Precincts give police enhanced powers, including the use of metal detector searches, to help deter and detect weapons and maintain public safety. To find out more visit SAPOL - Declared Public Precincts
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