$3b money laundering auction: Lawyer shows off Chanel jewellery, Dior bags she bought

A lawyer recently showed off her haul of luxury goods, including Chanel jewellery and a Dior handbag, from an online auction of items seized in Singapore's $3 billion money laundering case.

In an Instagram video on Sept 30, Debbie Brittany Lim shared how she had won six lots of Chanel and Dior items after "randomly checking out" the auction.

“Just being a patriotic citizen by contributing to the government’s consolidated fund and casually acquiring a tiny piece of Singapore’s history from the $3 billion money laundering case,” Lim teased in her caption.

The items she bought include two Chanel brooches and two necklaces, a Dior vanity case and a limited-edition Dior bag.

In the video, she showed the Chanel items, saying that they felt like they came "straight out of a police seizure” because the items came without their original boxes.

One of the necklaces, however, came complete with its box, which led Lim to think that the item was unused. The vanity box also appeared to be in good condition, she noted.

Lim showed the most excitement when talking about a limited-edition Dior in Lights bag, highlighting that it was from the brand's Cruise 2021 collection.

"She's colourful, loud and slightly extra, so obviously she had to come home with me," she said, joking that bidding for it almost gave her a "heart attack".

Lim also admitted that she had set her sights on one of the limited-edition Lady Dior bags in the auction, but lost it to the other faster bidders.

She did not disclose how much she had paid for the items, and emphasised how special she felt owning them instead.

"Honestly, this doesn't even feel like shopping. I literally feel like I accidentally bought six tiny pieces of Singapore history," she said.

"Some people collect stamps, but apparently I collect Singapore current affairs."

AsiaOne has contacted Lim for more information.

Last month, several properties seized in the same $3 billion money laundering case were similarly put up for auction.

Four condos — two each at Martin Modern and Wallich Residence — found buyers at a property auction held by SRI on Sept 23.

Auctions held by ETC and Knight Frank, however, did not see any completed sales.

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一位律师最近炫耀了她从新加坡30亿美元洗钱案中查获的物品的网上拍卖会上购得的奢侈品，其中包括香奈儿珠宝和迪奥手提包。

9 月 30 日，黛比·布列塔尼·林在 Instagram 视频中分享了她“随意浏览”拍卖会后，如何赢得了六件香奈儿和迪奥的拍品。

“我只是做一个爱国公民，为政府的综合基金做贡献，顺便从这起30亿美元的洗钱案中获得了一小块新加坡历史，”林在她的配文中调侃道。

她购买的物品包括两枚香奈儿胸针和两条项链，一个迪奥化妆箱和一个迪奥限量版手提包。

在视频中，她展示了香奈儿的商品，并表示这些商品感觉像是“直接从警方查获的赃物中拿出来的”，因为这些商品没有原包装盒。

然而，其中一条项链配有原装盒子，这让林女士认为这条项链是全新的。她还注意到，梳妆盒看起来也保存完好。

林在谈到限量版 Dior in Lights 手袋时表现得最为兴奋，并强调这款手袋来自该品牌的 2021 早春度假系列。

“她色彩鲜艳、嗓门大、有点儿特立独行，所以很显然她必须跟我回家，”她说，并开玩笑说竞拍这只狗差点让她“心脏病发作”。

林女士也承认，她原本看中了拍卖会上的一款限量版 Lady Dior 手袋，但最终输给了其他出价更快的竞拍者。

她没有透露购买这些物品的价格，而是强调拥有它们让她感到多么特别。

“说实话，这感觉根本不像是在购物。我感觉自己好像不小心买了六件新加坡历史的碎片，”她说。

“有些人收集邮票，但我显然收集新加坡时事新闻。”

AsiaOne已联系林先生以获取更多信息。

上个月，在同一起涉案金额高达 30 亿美元的洗钱案中查获的多处房产也被以类似的方式拍卖。

9 月 23 日，SRI 举办了一场房产拍卖会，马丁现代公寓和华莱士公寓各有两套公寓找到了买家。

然而，ETC 和 Knight Frank 举办的拍卖会却没有达成任何交易。

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com