Man arrested for shoplifting twice in Changi Airport transit area
In a statement on July 7, the police said they were alerted on June 9 to a case of shop theft at an outlet of The Shilla Cosmetics and Perfumes in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1.
According to preliminary investigations, the man on June 8 had allegedly taken two bottles of perfume from the outlet's display shelf and left the store without paying.
The bottles of perfume, valued at a total of $491.70, were later discovered to be missing by the outlet's staff while taking stock of the inventory.
Although officers from the Airport Police Division were able to identify the man, he had already left Singapore.
The man was arrested on June 13 when he flew back to Changi Airport on transit for another flight.
The police later found that, on the same day, he had allegedly stolen one bottle of perfume, valued at $167, from another The Shilla Cosmetics and Perfumes outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1 prior to his arrest.
Two of the three stolen bottles of perfume were recovered from him.
He is expected to be charged in court on July 8.
If found guilty, he faces a jail term of up to seven years, a fine, or both.
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