Overview
- Goh Eugene, 24, was arrested on Dec 28 at Woodlands Checkpoint and charged on Dec 30 with facilitating cheating in furtherance of a locally linked organised criminal group.
- According to his charge sheet, he allegedly acted as a scam caller from a Phnom Penh call centre around Sep 9 and has been remanded, with the case due back in court on Jan 6.
- The syndicate operated from a Phnom Penh compound that was disrupted in a joint Singapore–Cambodia police operation on Sep 9.
- If convicted, Goh faces up to five years’ jail, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both.
- Authorities have seized assets and issued prohibition-of-disposal orders as about 30 suspects — 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians — remain at large, with earlier deportations in November leading to charges.