The 33-year-old woman, who works as a factory operator in Ipoh, was nabbed at 4.30pm. (Freepik pic)
GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested a foreigner at the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas yesterday after she joked about having a bomb in her bag.
Barat Daya police chief Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 33-year-old woman, who works as a factory operator in Ipoh, Perak, was nabbed at 4.30pm.
“When the staff at the check-in counter inspected her bag, the woman loudly proclaimed that there was a bomb in it.
This was heard by the staff and other passengers nearby.
“The woman and her two friends were scheduled to board a flight to Medan, Indonesia, at 5.30pm,” he said in a statement.
The suspect has been remanded for two days until tomorrow and the case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.