SINGAPORE : Basic Military Training on Pulau Tekong resumes on
Monday following the arrests of three robbery suspects on the
island.
The 56-hour joint manhunt by the army and police ended on Sunday at
about 5pm after the third man was caught near the beach where the
trio's abandoned boat was found.
Training stopped on Thursday when a massive manhunt involving 700
policemen and soldiers began.
The three men had fled to the island on a motorised sampan after
allegedly committing 2 robberies in Johor.
The first one caught has been charged for illegal entry, while the
other two who were nabbed a day later, will be charged
Monday.
The Singapore Police meanwhile are still investigating their
firearms offences.
"About half an hour after the third suspect was found, he led us to
a spot about 600 metres away from where he was found, he pointed
out to us a pistol which he had earlier discarded," said Senior
Assistant Commissioner Tan Puay Kern.
Malaysian police had told Channel NewsAsia that the men had 2
guns.
But so far, only a pistol and 4 bullets have been
recovered.
They are being tested to see if they are 'live' rounds.
If the suspects are found guilty of having firearms, they could
each be jailed for at least 5 years and get 6 strokes of the cane
under Singapore law."
The police say they are still verifying the second man's identity,
as he had claimed to be Malaysian.
The Malaysian police had said that all three suspects were
Indonesians.
The police found on the 24-year-old Indonesian, 48,500 Indonesian
Rupiah and some Malaysian Ringgit and Singapore dollars.
They amounted to about S$37. - CNA
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all for $37?! 
