Overview

• Two Indian women aged 29 and 30 were arrested on June 2 at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 departure transit area after staff reported a missing purse from a Furla outlet.
• They allegedly stole a purse and carried a black haversack and a bottle of perfume with a combined value of SGD 635 in their luggage.
• Airport Police Division officers used CCTV footage to pinpoint them within an hour and detain them before they could leave Singapore.
• They are set to be charged on June 10 with theft in a dwelling and face up to seven years’ imprisonment, fines or both if convicted.
• The case follows a May incident involving a British man accused of stealing over SGD 2,900 at Changi, prompting police to pledge closer coordination with retailers to curb shoplifting.