Two Malaysian men who had run into financial difficulties decided to rob a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) in the King Albert Park area, knowing that the house hosted high-stakes poker games that ran up to hundreds of thousands.
\n\nIn order to subdue all the players, they recruited five other men, also from Malaysia, to help them.
\n\nOn Apr. 18, 2024, the group of seven entered the house armed with machetes and baseball bats.
\n\nThey managed to steal about S$4.9 million after tying up 11 people in the property.
\n\nAlthough they managed to flee and escape to Malaysia, six of them were eventually arrested and brought back to Singapore.
\n\nThe last man remains at large and is believed to have left Malaysia for Thailand, court documents seen by Mothership stated.
\n\nThe six men, Wong Chi Shan, 35, Goh Boon Tong, 30, Mohd Hamidon Ahmed, 49, Kartik Palaniappan, 34, Mohd Hashim Ismail, 51, and Muhammad Tauffiq Ahmad Fauzi, 34, pleaded guilty to various charges, including armed gang robbery.
\n\nWong and Goh also pleaded guilty to a separate charge related to sex services by Japanese women.
\n\nAll six were sentenced to jail on Sep. 14.
\n\nWong and Goh were the masterminds behind the…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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