Jail for man who came to S'pore to collect burglars' loot worth almost $500k

A Chinese national was offered a 30,000 yuan (S$5,600) reward if he came to Singapore to retrieve nearly $500,000 in cash and valuables that two burglars had earlier stolen.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Food deliveryman Wu Jinxing, 28, who earned around 200 yuan a day, accepted the offer and arrived in Singapore on July 27.

He then went to a forested area near Buona Vista MRT station to retrieve an orange Hermes Birkin bag worth around $45,000 that contained some of the loot.

He was arrested soon after and was charged in court on July 29.

On Dec 16, Wu, whose offence was linked to a syndicate, was sentenced to seven months' jail.

He had pleaded guilty to one count of handling the benefits of criminal conduct.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Janessa Phua said the two burglars - Wu Jianxin, 30, and Huang Ziqian, 35 who are also Chinese nationals, are still at large.

Details about the houses they targeted were redacted from court documents.