2 men charged with allegedly stealing bank cards on same Singapore-bound flight

Published Oct 14, 2026, 02:22 PM

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 02:22 PM

Shu Zaijun and Dong Bangjun were charged after allegedly stealing bank cards during the same Vietjet flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore.

Shu is accused of stealing two debit cards while Dong allegedly stole one credit card on Oct 12.

The two Chinese nationals were caught following a police operation at Changi Airport Terminal 4 that day.

SINGAPORE - Two men who allegedly stole bank cards on board the same Vietjet flight from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Singapore were each handed a theft charge on Oct 14.

Chinese nationals Shu Zaijun, 54, and Dong Bangjun, 59, are accused of committing the offences on Oct 12.

Court documents did not disclose if they were allegedly working together to commit the crimes.

Shu is accused of stealing two debit cards from a passenger’s bag at around 8.30am that day.

About 30 minutes later, Dong allegedly stole a credit card from another passenger’s bag.

Shu’s case has been adjourned to Oct 16, while Dong’s case will be mentioned again on Oct 28.

If convicted, each man can be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.

In an earlier statement, the police said officers had conducted an operation at Changi Airport Terminal 4 at about 9.45am on Oct 12.

The two men were arrested after three bank cards that did not belong to them were found on them.

In February, the police said in their annual crime brief that the number of cases involving in-flight theft, an offence often linked to syndicates, saw an increase from two people charged in 2024 to six in 2025.

The Straits Times had also earlier reported that a spike in cabin theft cases in Asia has been blamed on members of organised crime groups, who catch short-transit flights – including trips to Singapore – to steal small items from passengers.

In an interview with ST in 2025 , Assistant Commissioner M. Malathi, who is commander of the Airport Police Division, said in-flight theft cases are difficult to detect and investigate.

She added: “A timely report is important for our officers to quickly track and trace the suspects and intercept them before they catch their next flight.”

The police declined to reveal where the syndicates operate from, but checks by ST showed that four out of five people who were charged in 2025 over cabin theft were Chinese nationals.

Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.

发布于 2026 年 10 月 14 日下午 2:22

更新于2026年10月14日下午2:22

舒载军和董邦军被指控在越捷航空从胡志明市飞往新加坡的同一航班上盗窃银行卡。

舒某被指控于 10 月 12 日盗窃两张借记卡，而董某被指控盗窃一张信用卡。

当天，警方在樟宜机场4号航站楼展开行动，抓获了这两名中国公民。

新加坡——10月14日，两名男子因涉嫌在从越南胡志明市飞往新加坡的同一架越捷航空航班上盗窃银行卡而被控盗窃罪。

中国公民舒载军（54岁）和董邦军（59岁）被指控于10月12日犯下这些罪行。

法庭文件并未披露他们是否涉嫌合谋犯罪。

舒某被指控于当天上午 8 点 30 分左右从一名乘客的包里偷走了两张借记卡。

大约 30 分钟后，董某据称从另一名乘客的包里偷走了一张信用卡。

舒的案件已延期至 10 月 16 日审理，而董的案件将于 10 月 28 日再次开庭审理。

如果罪名成立，每名男子可被判处最高三年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

警方早前发表声明称，警员于 10 月 12 日上午 9 点 45 分左右在樟宜机场 4 号航站楼开展了一次行动。

警方在两名男子身上搜出三张不属于他们的银行卡后，将他们逮捕。

今年 2 月，警方在其年度犯罪简报中表示，涉及机上盗窃的案件数量（这种犯罪通常与犯罪集团有关）从 2024 年的 2 人被起诉增加到 2025 年的 6 人。

《海峡时报》此前也曾报道，亚洲机舱盗窃案激增，这被归咎于有组织犯罪集团成员，他们搭乘短途转机航班（包括前往新加坡的航班）来盗窃乘客的小件物品。

2025 年，机场警察部门指挥官助理专员 M. Malathi 在接受《海峡时报》采访时表示，机上盗窃案件难以发现和调查。

她补充说：“及时报告对于我们的警员来说非常重要，以便他们能够迅速追踪嫌疑人，并在他们搭乘下一班飞机之前将其拦截。”

警方拒绝透露犯罪团伙的活动地点，但《海峡时报》的调查显示，2025 年因盗窃客舱而被起诉的五人中有四人是中国公民。

沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。