A 54-year-old man was charged in court on March 7 after he allegedly stole $107,000 in cash from a passenger’s bag on board a plane.
Peng Hui, a 54-year-old Chinese national, is said to have taken the cash from a yellow pouch while on a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Singapore on March 5.The victim realised that US$80,000 was missing after he disembarked at Changi Airport, the police said on March 6.
Officers from the Airport Police Division checked the flight records and worked with the Commercial Affairs Department to establish the suspect’s identity. He was offered bail of $20,000, but was unable to find a local bailor as he has no friends or relatives in Singapore.
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