SINGAPORE — Three friends from China flew to Singapore for a holiday and to gamble, but conspired to steal casino chips using super glue on their palms if they lost money gambling.
Three friends from China flew to Singapore for a holiday and to gamble, but conspired to steal casino chips using super glue on their palms if they lost money gambling.
Huang Chunsheng, 50, was sentenced to eight months' jail. Zheng Jiansheng, 64, who had the eye condition and stole the most chips, was given 10 months' jail. Jiang Renjing, 55, received seven months' jail.The court heard that the three men had arrived in Singapore on March 6 this year on social visit passes that allowed them to stay for only 14 days.
He knew that Zheng's condition required him to apply eye drops every day to prevent infection, so he got Zheng to carry the bottles and say they contained eye drops if questioned by customs officers. The trio went to the casino every day from March 6 to March 11, going their separate ways after reaching the venue.
He told Zheng and Jiang that he could not go back as he had been caught, and suggested heading to the casino at Resorts World Sentosa instead.
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