6 jailed 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判入狱。
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, mostly in cryptocurrency, and left Singapore immediately in two cars via...
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, mostly in cryptocurrency, and left Singapore immediately in two cars via separate checkpoints.
On Sept 14, six of the men, all Malaysians, were handed jail sentences after they 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 and is believed to be in Thailand.
The two masterminds who conceived the heist — Wong Chi San, 35, and Goh Boon Tong, 30 — were each sentenced to 12 years and 11 months' jail, 24 strokes of the cane, and a $4,000 fine.
The duo had also admitted to charges related to vice offences.
Mohd Hamidon Ahmed, 49, who was roped in to provide more "muscle" for the robbery, was sentenced to 10½ years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane.
Wong and Goh offered him RM1.5 million (S$467,000) to be split among his team.
Hamidon recruited Kartik Palaniappan, 34, Mohd Hashim Ismail, 51, and Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi, 34.
Kartik and Tauffiq were each sentenced to seven years and eight months' jail and 24 strokes of the cane.
Hashim, who cannot be caned as he is above 50 years old, was given eight years and eight months' jail.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok told the High Court that 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, while a Chinese national who lived in the house assisted with the game, while a Malaysian provided massage services to the seven players.
The seven players comprised comprised five Singaporeans, an Indonesian and a Chinese national.
In November 2023, Wong and Goh came to know about poker games taking place in the house through their friend who had participated in them.
The stakes for these games could run up to several hundred thousand dollars and payment was settled by cryptocurrency.
When they visited the house, they observed that the gate would be left open and the wooden door unlocked for the duration of the games.
The pair 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 under way, but Hamidon's team had not arrived in Singapore.
On the night of April 17, 2024, Wong and Goh alerted Hamidon to bring his team after confirming 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 house.
2024 年，七名蒙面男子闯入国王阿尔伯特公园的一栋高级平房 (GCB)，当时一场高额赌注的扑克牌局正在进行，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 490 万美元（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）因承认武装团伙抢劫罪和洗钱罪（将赃物从新加坡转移到马来西亚）而被判入狱。
第七名嫌犯仍然在逃，据信身在泰国。
策划这起抢劫案的两名主谋——35岁的黄志山和30岁的吴文东——分别被判处12年11个月监禁、24下鞭刑和4000美元罚款。
两人还承认了与卖淫相关的指控。
49岁的莫哈末·哈米顿·艾哈迈德（Mohd Hamidon Ahmed）被拉来为抢劫案提供更多“武力”，被判处10年半监禁和24下鞭刑。
黄和吴向他提供了 150 万令吉（46.7 万新元），由他的团队成员平分。
Hamidon 招募了 34 岁的 Kartik Palaniappan、51 岁的 Mohd Hashim Ismail 和 34 岁的 Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi。
Kartik 和 Tauffiq 分别被判处七年零八个月监禁和 24 下鞭刑。
哈希姆因年过五十而不能被处以鞭刑，被判处八年零八个月监禁。
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，一名住在房子里的中国公民协助游戏，一名马来西亚人为七名玩家提供按摩服务。
这七名球员中，有五名新加坡人、一名印度尼西亚人和一名中国人。
2023 年 11 月，黄和吴通过一位曾参与过扑克游戏的朋友得知，这栋房子里有人在玩扑克。
这些游戏的赌注可能高达数十万美元，并且以加密货币进行结算。
当他们去参观这所房子时，他们发现比赛期间大门会敞开，木门也不会上锁。
两人前往新加坡，以确定最佳的袭击时机。
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，确认比赛正在进行中，但哈米顿的球队还没有抵达新加坡。
2024 年 4 月 17 日晚，黄和吴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成功并抢走受害者的现金和贵重物品后，劫匪离开了房屋。