A former airport cleaner, 20, who had pleaded guilty to carrying an offensive weapon has been sentenced to 18 months of probation at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today.

He was accused of being in possession of an extendable stick and trekking pole during a security check at the Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 staff screening channel (north) on September 21 last year. The defendant had been remanded in custody since January 15.