Two teens arrested after cash, over 290 packs of cigarettes stolen from Bukit Merah minimart

A total of $462 in cash and 203 packets of cigarettes were recovered and seized from the boys.

PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Published Oct 20, 2026, 04:37 PM

Updated Oct 20, 2026, 04:37 PM

SINGAPORE – Two boys are due to be charged on Oct 21 with housebreaking and theft, after cash and cigarettes were reported stolen from a minimart in Bukit Merah.

In a statement on Oct 20 , the p olice said were alerted to a case of housebreaking and theft at a minimart along Jalan Bukit Merah at about 7.15am on Oct 19 .

Cash of about $2,100 and 290 packets of cigarettes valued at about $3,000 were allegedly stolen.

Officers from the Central Police Division were able to identify the two boys, aged 15 and 17 , through ground inquiries and with the help of police camera and CCTV images.

After they were arrested, $462 in cash and 203 packets of cigarettes were recovered and seized from them.

If found guilty, they may be jailed for up to 10 years and fined .

In their statement, t he police advised property owners to secure doors, roller shutters, windows and other openings with grills and padlocks when leaving the property unattended.

Owners should also not keep large sums of cash and valuables in the property, police said, adding that they should install a burglar alarm, motion sensor light or CCTVs to cover access points.

警方从这些男孩身上搜出并没收了 462 美元现金和 203 包香烟。

照片：新加坡警察部队

发布于 2026 年 10 月 20 日下午 4:37

更新于2026年10月20日下午4:37

新加坡——两名男孩将于10月21日被控入室盗窃和偷窃，此前有报道称，武吉美拉一家便利店的现金和香烟被盗。

警方在 10 月 20 日的一份声明中表示，10 月 19 日上午 7 点 15 分左右，他们接到报案称，位于 Jalan Bukit Merah 的一家便利店发生入室盗窃案。

据称被盗物品包括约 2100 美元现金和价值约 3000 美元的 290 包香烟。

中央警署的警员通过实地调查，并借助警用摄像机和闭路电视图像，确认了这两名男孩的身份，他们分别为 15 岁和 17 岁。

他们被捕后，警方从他们身上搜出并没收了 462 美元现金和 203 包香烟。

如果罪名成立，他们可能被判处最高 10 年监禁并处罚款。

警方在声明中建议业主在离开房屋时，用栅栏和挂锁锁好门、卷帘门、窗户和其他开口。

警方表示，业主也不应在房产内存放大量现金和贵重物品，并补充说，他们应该安装防盗警报器、运动传感器灯或闭路电视监控系统来覆盖出入口。