Uniqlo Shoplifters Probably Part Of A Foreign Crime Syndicate Seems like even shoplifters cannot seem to resist the allure of Uniqlo. Source 6 suspects were arrested for stealing from multiple Uniqlo outlets around Singapore on Wed (19 Sep), fresh off the arrests of 4 shoplifters with a similar modus operandi earlier this week. The 10 Vietnamese suspects are believed to be part of a “foreign crime syndicate”, as reported by Channel NewsAsia. What’s more shocking, is the sheer extent of what they initially got away with. 1. Hundreds of sunglasses & shirts ($700) Source We counted at least a hundred pairs of sunglasses in this flat lay of items that the police recovered in this round of arrests. 4 female and 2 male suspects with ages ranging between 27-35 were arrested at Changi Airport, after shoplifting reports were made by Uniqlo Plaza Singapura. The 7 suspects also hit the Uniqlo outlet at City Square Mall to retrieve these items. Haul Value: S$700 Possible Penalty: 7 years’ jail & a fine 2. 868 bras, windbreakers & polo tees ($26,000) In an earlier case this Monday (17 Sep), 4 members of a shoplifting syndicate made away with even more. Hundreds of windbreakers […]
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