Two men to be charged over stolen bank cards on flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore

The men were arrested during an operation by officers from the Airport Police Division at Changi Airport Terminal 4. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: Two men are set to be charged on Wednesday (Oct 14) after they allegedly stole bank cards from passengers’ bags on a flight from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore.

In a statement on Oct 13, the police said the two Chinese nationals – aged 54 and 59 – were involved in two separate cases of theft on board an aircraft.

Officers from the Airport Police Division conducted an operation at Changi Airport Terminal 4 at about 9.45am on Oct 12.

During the operation, the officers arrested the two men after they were found with three bank cards that did not belong to them.

Further investigations revealed that the men allegedly stole the bank cards from two passengers during a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore.

Each man allegedly took the bank cards from a different passenger’s bag in the overhead compartment and disembarked without the victims realising that their cards were missing.

The two men are expected to be charged with theft on board an aircraft.

If found guilty, they may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.

In their statement, the police advised travellers to keep their cash or valuables on them instead of in the overhead compartments.

They should also be wary of passengers seen retrieving or rummaging through baggage in those compartments during their flight.

The police added that travellers should alert the cabin crew immediately if they spot such suspicious behaviour. - The Straits Times/ANN

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这些男子是在樟宜机场4号航站楼，由机场警察署警员开展行动逮捕的。——图片来源：海峡时报

新加坡：两名男子将于周三（10月14日）被控从越南胡志明市飞往新加坡的航班上窃取乘客行李中的银行卡。

警方在 10 月 13 日的一份声明中表示，这两名年龄分别为 54 岁和 59 岁的中国公民涉嫌在飞机上犯下两起不同的盗窃案。

10月12日上午9点45分左右，机场警察部门的警员在樟宜机场4号航站楼展开行动。

行动中，警方在两名男子身上搜出三张不属于他们的银行卡，并将他们逮捕。

进一步调查显示，这两名男子涉嫌在从胡志明市飞往新加坡的航班上盗窃了两名乘客的银行卡。

据称，每名男子分别从头顶行李舱内不同乘客的包中取走银行卡，然后下飞机，而受害者却丝毫没有意识到自己的银行卡不见了。

预计这两名男子将被指控在飞机上盗窃。

如果罪名成立，他们可能被判处最高三年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

警方在声明中建议旅客将现金或贵重物品随身携带，而不是放在头顶行李架上。

他们还应该警惕在飞行途中看到有乘客在这些行李舱内取放或翻找行李。

警方补充说，旅客如果发现此类可疑行为，应立即告知机组人员。——《海峡时报》/亚洲新闻网

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