6 convicted over $4.9m armed robbery, involving machetes, during poker game at King Albert Park GCB6人因在国王阿尔伯特公园黄金海岸赌场扑克牌局期间持砍刀实施490万美元武装抢劫而被定罪
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On Sept 14, six of the men each pleaded guilty to a charge of armed gang robbery and a charge of money laundering for moving the loot from Singapore to Malaysia.
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Published Sep 14, 2026, 02:54 PM
Updated Sep 14, 2026, 02:55 PM
Seven masked men, armed with machetes and bats, robbed $4.9 million in cryptocurrency and valuables during a poker game at King Albert Park in April 2024.
Six Malaysian men pleaded guilty to armed gang robbery and money laundering for moving the loot from Singapore to Malaysia; the seventh suspect remains at large.
The robbery was planned by Wong Chi San and Goh Boon Tong, who recruited a team and executed the heist after confirming the poker game was underway.
SINGAPORE - Seven masked men stormed into a good class bungalow (GCB) at King Albert Park in 2024, while a high-stakes poker game was going on, and tied up the 11 people in the house.
The robbers, some of whom were armed with machetes and baseball bats, made off with $4.9 million in valuables, mostly in cryptocurrency, and left Singapore immediately in two cars via separate checkpoints.
On Sept 14, six of the men, all Malaysians, each pleaded guilty to a charge of armed gang robbery and a charge of money laundering for moving the loot from Singapore to Malaysia.
The seventh suspect is at large.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok told the High Court the poker game on April 18, 2024, was hosted by a Chinese national whose husband was the tenant of the house.
A South Korean national was engaged as the card dealer, a Chinese national assisted with the game, while a Malaysian provided massage services to the seven players.
They comprised Singaporeans, an Indonesian, and a Chinese national.
The stakes ran up to several hundred thousand dollars and payment was settled by cryptocurrency .
The GCB’s gate would be left open and the wooden door unlocked while the game was going on.
The prosecutor said the plan for the heist was conceived by Wong Chi San, 35, and Goh Boon Tong, 30.
They engaged more “muscle” to help carry out the robbery, and roped in Mohd Hamidon Ahmed, 29, who worked in private security.
They promised him $1.5 million ringgit to be split among his team.
Hamidon recruited Kartik Palaniappan, 24, Mohd Hashim Ismail, 51, and Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi, 34.
Goh and Wong headed to Singapore to determine the opportune time to strike.
They booked an apartment in Johor Bahru to house the team, and planned to commit the robbery clad in black with gloves and ski masks.
Hamidon told Goh he would prepare duct tape and cable ties.
On April 15, 2024, Wong and Goh drove by the GCB and confirmed that a game was ongoing but Hamidon’s team had not arrived in Singapore.
On the night of April 17 , 2024, Goh and Wong alerted Hamidon to bring his team after ascertaining that a game was in progress.
Past 2am, they entered the house via an unlocked gate and tied up the people inside.
After securing the crypto transfers and robbing the victims of cash and valuables, the robbers left the GCB .
They will be sentenced on Monday afternoon.
9 月 14 日，其中六名男子分别承认犯有武装团伙抢劫罪和洗钱罪，罪名是将赃物从新加坡转移到马来西亚。
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发布于 2026 年 9 月 14 日下午 2:54
更新于2026年9月14日下午2:55
2024 年 4 月，七名蒙面男子手持砍刀和球棒，在国王阿尔伯特公园的一场扑克游戏中抢劫了价值 490 万美元的加密货币和贵重物品。
六名马来西亚男子承认犯有武装团伙抢劫和洗钱罪，罪名是将赃物从新加坡转移到马来西亚；第七名嫌疑人仍然在逃。
抢劫案由黄志山和吴文东策划，他们招募了一伙人，并在确认扑克牌局正在进行后实施了抢劫。
新加坡——2024 年，七名蒙面男子闯入国王阿尔伯特公园的一栋高级洋房 (GCB)，当时屋内正在进行一场高额赌注的扑克游戏，他们将屋内的 11 人捆绑起来。
劫匪中有些人手持砍刀和棒球棍，抢走了价值 490 万美元的财物（大部分是加密货币），然后立即乘坐两辆车通过不同的检查站离开了新加坡。
9 月 14 日，这六名男子（均为马来西亚人）分别承认犯有武装团伙抢劫罪和洗钱罪，罪名是将赃物从新加坡转移到马来西亚。
第七名嫌疑人仍然在逃。
副检察官郭迪伦向高等法院表示，2024 年 4 月 18 日的扑克牌局是由一名中国公民主持的，而该公民的丈夫是这所房子的租户。
一名韩国公民担任发牌员，一名中国公民协助游戏，一名马来西亚人为七名玩家提供按摩服务。
他们包括新加坡人、一名印度尼西亚人和一名中国人。
赌注高达数十万美元，并以加密货币结算。
比赛进行期间，GCB 的大门会敞开，木门也不会上锁。
检察官表示，这起抢劫案的策划者是 35 岁的黄志山和 30 岁的吴文东。
他们招募了更多“打手”来协助实施抢劫，并拉拢了 29 岁的 Mohd Hamidon Ahmed，他是一名私人保安。
他们承诺给他150万令吉，由他的团队成员平分。
Hamidon 招募了 24 岁的 Kartik Palaniappan、51 岁的 Mohd Hashim Ismail 和 34 岁的 Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi。
吴和黄前往新加坡，以确定发动袭击的最佳时机。
他们在柔佛新山预订了一套公寓作为团伙住所，并计划身穿黑色服装，戴着手套和滑雪面罩实施抢劫。
哈米顿告诉戈，他会准备胶带和扎带。
2024 年 4 月 15 日，黄和吴开车经过 GCB，确认比赛正在进行，但哈米顿的球队还没有抵达新加坡。
2024 年 4 月 17 日晚，吴和黄确认比赛正在进行后，通知哈米顿带上他的队伍。
凌晨2点过后，他们通过一扇未上锁的大门进入屋内，并将屋内的人捆绑起来。
在确保加密货币转账安全并抢走受害者的现金和贵重物品后，劫匪离开了GCB。
他们将于周一下午被判刑。