Singapore arrests sixth suspect in Cambodia scam ring tied to S$53 million
What's new: 30 suspects are still at large after Malaysian authorities handed over a 32-year-old man arrested in Perlis in March.
Singapore police took custody of a 32-year-old Singaporean man accused of helping a Cambodia-based scam syndicate behind government official impersonation fraud that hit victims in Singapore. Francis Tan Thuan Heng was arrested in Perlis, Malaysia, on March 10 and handed over by the Royal Malaysia Police on June 5. He is due to be charged with facilitating a serious offence for a locally linked organized criminal group, an offence punishable by up to five years in jail, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both. Police linked the syndicate to at least 535 reported cases with about S$53 million in losses. The group’s Phnom Penh compound was disrupted in a joint Singapore-Cambodia operation in September 2025. Two other Singaporeans, Jonathan Boneta and Lee Ding Hao, remain wanted under Interpol red notices.