Officers immediately cordoned off the area and additional resources were activated to conduct further checks.
\n\nA Singaporean man, 35, was referred to the police after he made remarks about a bomb in his vehicle at Woodlands Checkpoint.
\n\nThe Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement on social media on Oct. 6 that the incident occurred on Oct. 4 at around 6:20pm.
\n\nThe man was travelling with five companions in his vehicle when they were directed to undergo enhanced checks at the Arrival Cargo Zone, ICA said.
\n\nAfter checks on the vehicle ended, the man taunted ICA officers about finding a bomb in his vehicle.
\n\nOfficers immediately cordoned off the area and additional resources were activated to conduct further checks on the vehicle and the group of travellers, ICA added.
\n\nThe checks established that there was no bomb in the vehicle.
\n\nThe man was referred to the police for the offence of making indecent communications likely to cause alarm under the Protection from Harassment Act.
\n\nICA said it takes the security of Singapore’s checkpoints very seriously.
\n\n"All reports of security threats will be thoroughly investigated. We will not hesitate to act against those who make false or misleading claims…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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