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Aug 3, 2010
PRC jailed for jewellery theft
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> CHINESE national Deng Xiaobo had more than sightseeing on his mind when he was in Singapore for a holiday last month. The 38-year-old and his alleged accomplice, Xu Ruifu, 42, were among a group of five who went to the US$100-million Singapore International Jewellery Show at the Marina Bay Sands exhibition hall last Thursday.
A court heard that the duo had conspired to swap fake stones with real ones at the exhibition. While Xu distracted the sales staff at a booth run by Indian businessman Sanjay Shah, Deng swiped a box of two precious stones worth $10,000 from a display shelf. He then walked hurriedly to the exit doors.
After a while, Xu made his way to meet his accomplice but both were caught red-handed by a plainclothes police officer who had been watching them. A box with two small white stones were recovered from Deng.
Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
