SINGAPORE: Two men convicted in the country’s most significant money laundering case were deported to Cambodia on Monday (May 6).
Su Wenqiang and Wang Baosen, both 32, have been barred from re-entering Singapore, according to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) spokesperson.
Both men were sentenced to 13 months in prison in April. CNA has contacted the authorities to inquire why the two men were deported weeks after being convicted.
Su was the first suspect to plead guilty in the case and was sentenced on April 2. He admitted to 11 counts of money laundering, possessing proceeds from illegal remote gambling, and lying to obtain work passes for himself and his wife. Authorities seized more than S$5.9 million (US$4.4 million) in cash, vehicles, luxury items, and spirits from Su. More than S$8 million in Wang’s assets, including cash, cars, property, and collectibles, were seized. This includes his holdings in his wife’s name.
Wang was previously reported to have Chinese and Vanuatu passports and no employment in Singapore. ICA did not explain why Su and Wang were deported to Cambodia, but previously stated that the location of deportation is determined by the foreigner’s “admissibility based on his/her valid passport”.
Su and Wang were two of ten people arrested in an island-wide police operation in August 2023 after a group of foreign nationals alerted authorities to possible illegal activities.
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