Singapore: According to the police, the recent spate of housebreaking cases involving Chinese residents was linked to international syndicates, which included Chinese nationals, on Saturday ( 17 August ).
Authorities are now trying to locate another 14 people who are currently leaving Singapore, while three have already been detained and charged in jury.
” The Chinese government are assisting the police in obtaining more knowledge and locating them.” Any citizens who have knowledge about themselves are encouraged to turn it over to the police, they said.
According to preliminary studies, the cartels are thought to work in small groups and may break into homes by scaling the perimeter windows or fences.
According to the police, the defendants are alleged to be temporary travelers who entered Singapore with Social Visit Passes, typically one to two weeks before the crime.
They may leave the scene and make an effort to leave the country as quickly as possible to prevent being discovered after the crime had been committed.
Near area connectors or wooded areas, where they were most frequently seen, provided shelter for their pursuits. Often, the treasure was hidden in local forested areas before being recovered by accomplices.
SUDDEN SPIKE IN CASES
Before the new circumstances, burglary acts were on a downward tendency, the authorities said. In comparison to 70 reported during the same time next year, 59 cases were reported in the first quarter of this year.
But, 10 cases were reported this month between Jun 1 and Aug 4, the majority of which were in private residential areas close to Bukit Timah Road and the Rail Corridor.
The stolen items in the 10 cases were valued at S$ 3.85 million ( US$ 2.92 million ), of which about S$ 1.36 million worth of items have been recovered.
Three defendants have since been detained and charged in jury. Long Zhihua, 38, and Luo Changchang, 43, were charged on Jun 28, while Wu Jinxing was charged on Jul 29.