Rapper Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, was arrested upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport today.

This was confirmed by George Town district police chief Faridalathrash Wahid, Bernama reported.

Faridalathrash was quoted as saying that the 33-year-old artiste will be transported to Penang for further investigations.

Namewee was reportedly arrested at 3.30pm. He is expected to be remanded tomorrow.

He is wanted by cops after multiple police reports were lodged on July 30 in George Town over Namewee's music video titled 'Oh My God'.

The police reports complained that the music video had used the word "Allah" in a disrespectful manner and portrayed Muslims as terrorists.

The reports also took issue with the portrayal of Muslim gambling and the use of the azan in the music video.

Police said they will arrest Namewee, who was overseas, as soon as he returned to the country.

Subsequently, Namewee in a video message this month blamed what he described as the "extreme" local media for the perception that he was disrespectful to Islam.