Walter de Carvalho, 18, was on licence from his sentence of three years and eight months when he was stopped by British Transport Police (BTP) officers.
The County Lines Taskforce officers arrested the teen, of Ashcroft Road, Wainscott, Strood, Kent on Wednesday, September 9.
He pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article and received eight months at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.
He had previously been sentenced back in January for the sale of weapons and firearms.
When officers stopped him they found a small amount of cannabis on him and he was detained for a further search.
Despite repeatedly assuring officers he wasn’t carrying a weapon, they pulled a six inch dagger from his tracksuit bottoms, which he’d been attempting to conceal.
He was immediately arrested and later charged the same day and recalled to custody.
BTP's Julian Mason said: “When stopped by officers De Carvalho was given numerous opportunities to admit he was carrying the dagger, but instead repeatedly claimed he had nothing on him.
“His protests were pointless as our plain clothes team pulled this shocking weapon from his trousers.
“We worked tirelessly with the probation service and the courts to ensure this dangerous individual was immediately recalled to prison, resulting in him being remanded in custody overnight and returned to the Young Offenders Institute the following day after his court appearance.
“Despite being released on licence for previous weapons offences this did little to deter him from carrying a potentially lethal knife in public.”
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