Last of 10 foreigners to plead guilty deported to UK

Cypriot national is the ninth convicted in 3b case to leave S’pore and barred from re-entry

- Nadine Chua

Wang Dehai, the last of 10 foreigners to plead guilty in the $3 billion money laundering case, has been deported to the UK.

He was deported on July 6 after serving about 11 months of his 16month jail term.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) told The Straits Times on July 8 that Wang, 35, has been barred from re-entering Singapore.

The Cypriot national, who was originally from China, was sentenced to 16 months' jail in June after pleading guilty to one money laundering charge. His sentence was backdated to the date of his arrest on Aug 15, 2023.

Wang agreed to forfeit more than $49 million of his assets to the state.