Singaporean woman arrested in Taiwan for suspected scam, money laundering activities


The police had discovered the Singaporean woman withdrawing a large amount of cash from an ATM in Yunlin on March 7. -- PHOTO: YUNLIN DISTRICT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean woman, 27, was arrested in Taiwan’s Yunlin county on suspicion of colluding with others to scam and launder money, said the local district prosecutor’s office on April 15.

The woman, who was identified only by her initials KHT, has been in a detention centre in the western Taiwanese county since March 9, Yunlin’s Dounan Police Precinct deputy investigating chief Hong Cai-xing told The Straits Times, adding that she had entered Taiwan on Feb 21.

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