2 Georgian men jailed for offences including stealing over $133k from money changer

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2 Georgian men jailed for offences including stealing over $133k from money changer
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Abralava Irakli and Darsania Tamazi targeted a Little India moneychanger in December 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – A Georgian national, who masterminded a plan to come to Singapore to commit theft, came here with two others and

Deputy Public Prosecutor R. Arvindren told the court: “The accused persons had chosen Singapore as a target... as they perceived Singapore to be rich, and had travelled to Singapore for the sole purpose of committing the offences.” The two offenders returned on Dec 2, 2022 as they wanted to supposedly buy €70,000 and US$25,000 by using Singapore dollars. Sulkhani waited for them nearby.

The DPP said: “The purpose of putting the monies into a translucent plastic bag is to make it more difficult for the victim to differentiate the currencies properly.” The three Georgian men took a taxi to Queen Street bus terminal before they boarded another taxi to Malaysia. They later returned to Georgia.2 Georgian men jailed for offences including stealing over $100k from money changer

On July 27, 2023, the Malaysian police arrested the pair, who were then taken back to Singapore. They have made no restitution.

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