Uzbek mother-son duo arrested for allegedly stealing about S$5,000 worth of items from Changi Airport shops

The 16-year-old boy and his 39-year-old mother allegedly stole about S$5,000 worth of items from Changi Airport's transit area.

The transit area in Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Aug 4, 2026. (File photo: CNA/Alyssa Tan)

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SINGAPORE: Two Uzbekistan nationals, a mother and son, have been arrested for allegedly stealing about S$5,000 worth of items from multiple shops in Changi Airport’s transit area, the police said on Tuesday (Sep 15).

They will be charged in court on Wednesday.

The police said that they were alerted to a case of shop theft at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 6.46pm on Aug 28.

A retail assistant discovered that three pairs of sunglasses were missing from a display shelf, according to preliminary investigations.

CCTV footage showed a male teenager taking the sunglasses at around 6.28pm and leaving the store without paying. The sunglasses are valued at about S$1,460.

Officers from the Airport Police Division located the teenager and his mother before they departed Singapore. The three pairs of sunglasses were recovered, along with other items suspected to have been stolen.

Further investigations found that the 16-year-old boy allegedly stole various items worth more than S$4,800 from six shops within the transit area.

His mother, 39, is accused of separately stealing a box of perfume worth S$149.90. She had also allegedly received a pair of stolen sunglasses from her son.

The teenager will be charged with six counts of theft in dwelling, while his mother will be charged with one count of theft in dwelling and another of receiving stolen property.

“The police take a serious view of shop theft and will deal firmly with offenders in accordance with the law,” it said.

Those convicted of theft in dwelling face up to seven years’ jail, a fine or both. Receiving stolen property carries a jail term of up to five years, a fine or both.

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据称，这名16岁男孩和他39岁的母亲从樟宜机场的转机区偷走了价值约5000新元的物品。

2026年8月4日，樟宜机场3号航站楼的转机区。（资料照片：CNA/Alyssa Tan）

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新加坡：警方周二（9月15日）表示，两名乌兹别克斯坦籍人士，一对母子，因涉嫌在樟宜机场转机区的多家商店盗窃价值约5000新元的物品而被捕。

他们将于周三出庭受审。

警方表示，8月28日下午6点46分，他们接到报案称樟宜机场2号航站楼转机区的一家零售店发生盗窃案。

初步调查显示，一名零售助理发现展示架上少了三副太阳镜。

监控录像显示，一名十几岁的男孩在下午6点28分左右拿走了这副太阳镜，没有付款就离开了商店。这副太阳镜价值约1460新元。

机场警署的警员在少年及其母亲离开新加坡前找到了他们。三副太阳镜以及其他疑似被盗物品已被追回。

进一步调查发现，这名 16 岁男孩涉嫌从交通枢纽内的六家商店盗窃价值超过 4800 新元的各种物品。

他的母亲，39岁，被指控单独盗窃了一盒价值149.90新元的香水。据称，她还从儿子那里收到了一副被盗的太阳镜。

这名青少年将被指控六项入室盗窃罪，而他的母亲将被指控一项入室盗窃罪和一项接收赃物罪。

声明称：“警方严肃对待商店盗窃行为，并将依法严惩违法者。”

入室盗窃罪最高可判处七年监禁，并处罚金或两者并罚。接收赃物罪最高可判处五年监禁，并处罚金或两者并罚。

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