Man, 27, picks up S$250,000 stolen luxury goods & cash in Holland Road bushes allegedly as part of syndicate, gets arrested

Editor's note: The value of the stolen cash and luxury goods has been updated.

A 27-year-old man was charged on Jul. 29, 2024, with dishonestly retaining stolen cash and luxury goods worth more than S$250,000.

Wu Jinxing, a Chinese national, is believed to be a part of a syndicate operated by foreigners related to housebreaking.

Mothership understands that the man was arrested in a forested area near Holland Road and Bukit Sedap Road before police found more of the stolen property at a Geylang Road hotel.

What he was found with

According to charge sheets seen by Mothership, the items include:

1) One orange Hermès Birkin handbag valued at S$75,000

2) Cash amounting to S$68,861

3) Cash amounting to 122,056 Chinese Yuan (S$22,601.84)

4) Cash amounting to 35,571 Malaysian Ringgits (S$10,253.92)

5) Cash amounting to 49,490 Philippine Pesos (S$1,136.60)

6) Cash amounting to 1,010 Thai Baht (S$37.74)

7) Cash amounting to 95,000 Cambodian Riel ( S$31.16)

8) Cash amounting to 2,105,000 Indonesian Rupiah (S$173.34)

9) Cash amounting to 335 New Zealand Dollars (S$264.94)

10) Cash amounting to 25 Euros (S$36.48)

11) Cash amounting to 360 Swiss Francs (S$546.44)

12) Cash amounting to 3,338 US Dollars (S$4,481.60)

13) Cash amounting to 250 Macau Patacas (S$41.83)

14) Cash amounting to 1,690,000 Vietnamese Dong (S$89.63)

15) Cash amounting to 32,600 Brunei Dollars (S$32,628.39)

16) Cash amounting to 7,026,000 South Korean Won (S$6511.55)

17) One Hublot watch with unknown value

18) One Jaeger-LeCoultre watch valued at about S$30,000

19) One Omega Cousa main watch with unknown value

Brought back to the scene

The police brought Wu back to the forested area on Aug. 2.

Wu was seen in a white polo tee and black shorts with his hands cuffed.

The police escorted him as he was surrounded by the media in a forested area near Holland Road and Bukit Sedap Road.

Two apparent drop-off locations

The police officers brought him back to at least two locations in the forested area.

Wu was seen shaking his head as he talked to the police officers at the first location, where several banana trees were spotted.

They then brought him to a second location in the forested area.

He spoke to the authorities for a while at the second location before being escorted back to the police car.

Investigations ongoing

Wu is believed to be a runner responsible for moving stolen loot.

It is believed that other suspects are involved.

Investigations are ongoing.

Top photos by Khine Zin Htet