Man deported after jail time here, arrested in Montenegro on arrival in private plane

Police there accuse him of organising illegal online betting platforms

- Christine Tan

One of the 10 jailed in Singapore's largest money laundering case was arrested in Montenegro when he flew there on a private plane, said the local media.

Wang Shuiming, who was deported to Japan after completing his jail term in Singapore, was arrested by border police at the Balkan nation's Tivat Airport.

On Jan 28, Montenegrin daily newspaper Vijesti reported that he had flown there on a private plane from the Maldives.

It did not say when he was arrested, but that police detained him after checking the passengers of the plane against Interpol's databases.

An international arrest warrant had been issued against Wang, reported Vijesti.

This is the first time Wang's whereabouts have been mentioned since his deportation from Singapore.

Vijesti said Wang, who is originally from China and is also known as Vang Shuiming, had travel documents from the Republic of Vanuatu.

During his previous court hearings in Singapore, a High Court judge said Wang obtained passports from Turkey, Vanuatu and Cambodia by making donations to these countries.