Singapore arrests Chinese national who allegedly stole US$80,000 from a passenger on a flight from Hong Kong
- The passenger discovered that the cash was missing from his bag after he disembarked at Changi Airport on Tuesday
- Chinese national Peng Hui pleaded not guilty on Thursday. If found guilty, he faces up to three years in jail, a fine, or both
The passenger discovered that the cash was missing from his bag after he disembarked at Changi Airport on Tuesday.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim had placed his bag in the overhead compartment but did not see [a] suspicious person rummaging through his bag,” the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a news release.
Airport Police Division officers followed up using flight records and worked together with officers from SPF’s Commercial Affairs Department to establish the man’s identity.
The authorities found that the man had purportedly made four remittance transactions amounting to S$37,897.70, believed to be part of the stolen cash, at People’s Park Complex in Chinatown.
The police halted the transactions and arrested the man, who was found to be in possession of cash amounting to S$79,662.83 in multiple denominations and currencies.
