SINGAPORE: A second man has been arrested for allegedly helping the couple with possible links to the Tradenation luxury goods scam to flee Singapore.
The 38-year-old man will be charged in court on Saturday (Jul 30), said the police in a news release on Friday.
Investigations revealed that the Malaysian man allegedly conspired with a lorry driver to help a Singaporean man Pi Jiapeng and his Thai national wife Siriwipa Pansuk leave Singapore on Jul 4.
The couple fled the country by hiding in the container compartment of a lorry, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said.
The lorry driver, Mohamed Alias, was charged last week.
Police said the man was arrested in Malaysia on Friday "with strong cooperation and assistance from the Royal Malaysia Police".
If convicted, he could be jailed for between six months and two years, and fined up to S$6,000.
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The 38-year-old man will be charged in court on Saturday (Jul 30), said the police in a news release on Friday.
Investigations revealed that the Malaysian man allegedly conspired with a lorry driver to help a Singaporean man Pi Jiapeng and his Thai national wife Siriwipa Pansuk leave Singapore on Jul 4.
The couple fled the country by hiding in the container compartment of a lorry, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said.
The lorry driver, Mohamed Alias, was charged last week.
Police said the man was arrested in Malaysia on Friday "with strong cooperation and assistance from the Royal Malaysia Police".
If convicted, he could be jailed for between six months and two years, and fined up to S$6,000.
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