Colombian jailed for breaking into 16 homes

Looks like same MO being used in S'pore and Malaysia.... 

A COLOMBIAN had heard from an acquaintance how easy it was to make “good money” through housebreaking in Singapore.

Foranda Arias Fredy, 43, flew here on July 12 last year with another Colombian – known to him only as Maurisio – to do just that.

In a district court yesterday, Fredy pleaded guilty to breaking into 16 homes on his two trips here and stealing nearly S$650,000 (RM1.6mil) in cash and valuables.

He also admitted to making a false declaration to the immigration authorities on his second trip in October, that he had not been to Singapore using a passport under a different name.

He was jailed a total of nine-and-a-half years.  ... Read more ...... 

Call the police if you notice any Latin American men in the neighbourhood

SHAH ALAM: A Colombian man believed to be part of a house burglary syndicate that has been active here the past year was arrested on Monday.

Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Zahedi Ayub said a police task force tracked down and monitored the 25-year-old man following a break-in at a bungalow along Jalan Serum 7/31, Section 7 here on Dec 1 last year.

"The homeowner reported losing jewellery, wrist watches and cash amounting to about RM10,000," he told a press conference here Wednesday.

The gang is believed to have broken into 10 houses, stealing thousands of ringgit worth of jewellery, cash and other valuables.     Read more ......