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Two men arrested over alleged bank card theft on flight to Singapore
Police arrested two men at Singapore’s Changi Airport after a flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
The Chinese nationals, aged 54 and 59, were arrested on Monday during an operation targeting theft on aircraft.
Police say each man took bank cards from a different passenger’s bag stored in an overhead compartment.
The passengers left the plane without noticing their cards were missing.
The men were found with three bank cards that did not belong to them.
They are due to be charged with theft on board an aircraft, an offence that can bring up to three years in jail, a fine, or both if they are convicted.
Police advised passengers to keep valuables with them and alert cabin crew if they see someone searching through overhead baggage.
Two men were arrested at Changi Airport on suspicion of stealing bank cards from passengers during a flight to Singapore.
Police said each man allegedly took cards from a different passenger’s bag stored in an overhead compartment.
The two Chinese nationals, aged 54 and 59, were found with three bank cards that did not belong to them.
They were due to be charged with theft on board an aircraft on Wednesday.
- Who
- Two Chinese men, aged 54 and 59, were arrested.
- What
- They are accused of taking bank cards from two passengers’ bags during a flight.
- When
- They were arrested on Monday, Oct 12.
- Where
- On a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore, and later at Changi Airport Terminal 4.
- Why
- Police said they allegedly stole bank cards from passengers’ bags.
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Each man allegedly took bank cards from a different passenger’s bag in an overhead compartment.
Police arrested the two men at Changi Airport Terminal 4 at about 9.45am.
Police announced the arrests.
The men were due to be charged with theft on board an aircraft.
- Arrest location
- Changi Airport Terminal 4
- Arrest time
- About 9.45am on Oct 12
- Suspects
- Two Chinese nationals, aged 54 and 59
- Cards found
- Three bank cards that did not belong to them
- Flight route
- Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
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