Shell's company logo is pictured at a gas station. Reuters
9 Singaporeans, who were involved in the multimillion-dollar fuel oil heist at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery, faced more charges on Monday.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Stephanie Chew told Channel NewsAsia that the men, who were taken to court on Jan 9, face one to two additional charges each. He added that they could face more charges as the investigations are still going on.
Reports said that at least three more instances of alleged fuel theft have come to light with the additional charges. Five Shell employees, including Muzaffar Ali Khan Muhamad Akram, 36, Juandi Pungot, 41, Cai Zhi Zhong, 35, Tiah Kok Hwee, 41, and Koh Choon Wei, 35, were given two more charges. Thus, all of them face a total of four charges each now.
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Singapore charges 3 more suspects in Shell refinery oil heist
A Singapore court on Saturday charged three men suspected of involvement in large-scale oil theft at Shell's biggest refinery, days after bringing charges against 11 under an extensive probe by authorities in the city state.
The Singapore subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc first contacted the authorities in August 2017 about theft at its Pulau Bukom industrial site, just south of the country's main island. Police have seized millions of dollars in cash and a small tanker in the sting operation involving simultaneous raids across Singapore, one of the world's most important oil trading centres and a major refinery hub.
Earlier this week, a Singapore court charged 11 men including eight Shell employees and two Vietnamese nationals related to the theft following a weekend raid arresting 17 people. But the charges levelled against three additional suspects on Saturday have entangled Sentek Marine & Trading Pte, one of Singapore's biggest marine fuel suppliers, and the investigation found that one of two vessels used to transport the stolen oil products was managed by the firm.
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MORE CHARGES FILED IN SHELL SINGAPORE FUEL THEFT CASE
Further charges have been brought today against nine Singaporeans already charged with offences relating to the misappropriation of fuel from Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery, while another three men charged on Saturday are understood to be employees of Sentek Marine & Trading Pte, which operated one of the two vessels used to transport the stolen fuel and which has just been named as Singapore’s biggest bunker supplier by volume in 2017.
As reported by Bunkerspot, 17 men were arrested earlier this month and 11 were charged with offences related to the theft of marine gasoil from the Shell facility. Following the submission of a report by the oil major in August, Singapore’s Criminal Investigation Department, the Police Intelligence Department and the Police Coast Guard mounted an extensive investigation into the theft allegations.
In a post on its website, Shell has confirmed that eight of the 11 men charged earlier in January are current or former employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. Stating that it will not be issuing further comment during the ongoing investigation, the company noted that: ‘All Shell staff are expected to comply with our Code of Conduct and to uphold the highest standards of ethical behaviour. We will learn from this so that we can continue to improve.’
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*Singapore charges 3 more suspects in Shell refinery oil heist
A Singapore court on Saturday charged three men suspected of involvement in large-scale oil theft at Shells biggest refinery, days after bringing charges against 11 under an extensive probe by authorities in the city state.
Singapore authorities have been conducting extensive investigations after Shell first contacted them in August 2017 about theft at its Pulau Bukom industrial site that sits just south of the country's main island.
Police have seized millions of dollars in cash and a small tanker in the sting operation involving simultaneous raids across Singapore. - Reuters
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New charges served on 9 suspects in Shell fuel heist, police widen dragnet
Authorities have levelled more charges against 9 Singaporean men behind a multi-million fuel heist from Shell’s Pulau Bukom plant, while more suspects were arrested in connection with the case.
At least 20 suspects were arrested so far, following a sting operation on Jan 7 that nabbed 17 people. More arrests could come, TODAY understands.
So far, 14 people — 11 Singaporeans and 3 Vietnamese nationals — have been charged in connection with the heist. It is unclear when the remaining suspects would be hauled to court. The total amount involved is now around S$3.6 million.
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