'Traveller thief' sedates passengers at Bahrain airport, robs them

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Traveller thief sedates passengers at Bahrain airport, robs them

Manama - Abnormal behaviour among passengers triggered an investigation.

By Bna

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Published: Wed 20 Feb 2019, 6:14 PM

Last updated: Wed 20 Feb 2019, 8:23 PM

Director of Bahrain International Airport Police announced on Wednesday the arrest of an Asian suspected of sedating passengers at the Transit Hall - for stealing their money.
An investigation was launched after observing abnormal behaviour among a number of passengers.
The investigation revealed that a transit passenger sedated them by offering hot drinks.
The suspect was identified and arrested.
Sleeping pills were confiscated and legal proceedings were taken before referring the case to the Public Prosecution.


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