Man Charged for Stealing US$80,000 on Singapore Airlines Flight

Peng Hui pleads not guilty to theft charges, despite police recovering part of the stolen cash.

A 54-year-old man, Peng Hui, has been charged with stealing US$80,000 in cash from a passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong.
Peng Hui pleaded not guilty in court, despite police recovering part of the stolen cash and arresting him after halting remittance transactions.
The theft occurred on March 5, with the victim discovering the missing cash upon disembarking at Singapore's Changi Airport.
If convicted, Peng faces up to three years in jail, a fine, or both, under Singapore law applicable to crimes on Singapore-controlled aircraft.
This incident is part of a recent trend of thefts on planes involving Chinese nationals, with similar cases reported in recent months.