Posted: 23 March 2011 1827 hrs
SINGAPORE : Four men from Chile have been charged in
court with theft.
They are 29-year-old Cristian Jerardo Pina Lemnunir, 31-year-old
Jean Pierre Silva Rebolledo, 34-year-old Cristian Eduardo Criado
Ordonez and 38-year-old Claudio Ivan Cuevas Osorio.
They are accused of stealing items including a laptop computer
worth over S$500 from Ang Jinting at Tangs departmental store at
Orchard Road last Friday.
The men are believed to be responsible for a series of thefts
involving more than S$10,000 worth of items - taken from their
rightful owners who had left them unattended.
Police said the items included branded bags and mobile
phones.
The South Americans, who had entered Singapore on social visit
passes, were arrested at a Geylang hotel on Monday.
The men will be back in court on March 31.
- CNA
