Originally Posted by
Machka
Heathrow...
nuff said... I read a story (here?) about a guy getting detained and questioned for having a fixed blade knife in his CHECKED IN baggage when he was just in TRANSIT through Heathrow!
He missed his connection and had to buy a new ticket...
"Offence: It is an offence for any person, without lawful authority or good reason, to have with him in a public place, any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except for a folding pocket-knife which has a cutting edge to its blade not exceeding 3 inches."
Source:
http://www.police-information.co.uk/...ndexeng.html#K