Two foreigners are set to face charges after allegedly stealing perfumes and cream from a retail store at Changi Airport Terminal 2.
The two items stolen had a combined value of S$437.60.
The Singaporean Police Force (SPF) was informed of a theft at a shop in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2, on 25 March at around 1.50pm.
A retail assistant noticed that two cosmetic items were missing from the display shelf around 12.35pm, SPF said.
The identities of the two individuals, a 63-year-old New Zealand man and a 52-year-old Australian woman, were established via CCTV footage.
The man allegedly took a perfume worth S$239.60 before leaving the store with the woman, without making a payment. This happened at 12.20pm.
Source: Singapore Police Force
Just two minutes later, both suspects returned to the store, and the man reportedly took a cream valued at S$198 before leaving again without making payment.
Following the theft, officers from the Airport Police Division tracked down the suspects to their hotel room and arrested them.
Source: Singapore Police Force
Two additional bottles of perfume were found during the investigation and were suspected of having been obtained fraudulently.
Both suspects will face charges on 7 April for theft in a dwelling, with two counts under Section 380 and Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871.
The offence carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, a fine, or both.
Additionally, the suspects will be charged with fraudulent possession of property under Section 35(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906, which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail, a fine of up to S$3,000, or both.
The police emphasise that they take shop theft seriously and will act firmly against offenders.
“Offenders should not assume that they can evade detection after committing such offences.”
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Police Force.