Malaysian man charged in Singapore bank-account laundering case
What's new: Police said the suspect was detained at Kuala Lumpur airport after a Singapore warrant and transferred a day later.
A 28-year-old Malaysian man was charged in Singapore on Wednesday over an alleged role in a money laundering syndicate that targeted Singapore bank accounts. Court papers identified him as Tan Kian Hoa and accused him of conspiring to help others retain benefits from criminal conduct in March. Singapore authorities had issued a warrant for his arrest before he was detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on July 20 and handed to the Singapore Police Force the next day. Police said the syndicate was disrupted during Operation Frontier+ III, a joint anti-scam crackdown involving nine foreign law enforcement agencies and information from MariBank. If convicted, Tan faces up to 10 years in jail, a fine of up to S$500,000, or both. His case is due back in court in August.