An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at Changi Airport targeted five foreigners who were about to leave Singapore and stole cash totalling at least $650 from them. The prosecution said that the victims realised their loss only after they left the...
An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer at Changi Airport targeted five foreigners who were about to leave Singapore and stole cash totalling at least $650 from them.On Aug 26, Muhammad Fadhil Mohamed Salleh, 36, who committed the offences as he was facing financial woes at home, was sentenced to 14 months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three theft charges relating to three people involving at least $550 in total.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mark Chia told the court that such offences tarnish Singapore’s reputation as an international travel hub.He added: “Singapore has long been internationally recognised as a country that is safe and comfortable for travellers. It boasts the second-best airport in the world. Fadhil then told the man, identified in court documents as V4, to lay out the contents of the backpack and the latter complied.
While counting the last portion, Fadhil tucked several notes in his right hand and used the same hand to continue thumbing through the notes in his left hand. By using a similar method, he stole $400 from a 32-year-old Thai woman on Sept 26, 2023, and at least $100 from a 45-year-old Vietnamese woman two days later.
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