Three Filipinos charged with theft

SINGAPORE: Three middle-aged Filipino men were charged in court on Wednesday with stealing a diamond bracelet and gold earrings worth more than S$11,000 in all.

They are: Balajadia Porfirio Leabres, 54; Valbarez Fidel Iv Martelino, 56 and Banal Eduardo Cruz, 62.

It is believed the trio committed the offence at Valuemax pawnshop at Block 513, Tampines Central 1 at around 3pm on March 26.

The police had said the men were allegedly members of a syndicate that had stolen some S$120,000 worth of jewellery from several goldsmith stores and pawnshops.

Officers arrested the men at Geylang Road on Monday afternoon following an operation.

The men are now in remand and will be back in court on April 13.

If convicted of theft, they can each be jailed up to seven years and fined.

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