Luxury goods scam: Two men jailed for role in helping couple flee Singapore

The two men had assisted Singaporean Pi Jiapeng and his Thai wife Pansuk Siriwipa leave the country illegally. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two Malaysian men were each sentenced to a year's jail on Thursday (Sept 29) after they admitted in a district court to their roles in helping a couple allegedly involved in a $32 million luxury goods scam flee Singapore.

Mohamed Alias, 40, and Mohamad Fazli Abdul Rahman, 38 have pleaded guilty to offences under the Immigration Act.