SINGAPORE – A man employed by a transport and logistics company stole more than $330,000 worth of antigen rapid test kits, selling them to fund his gambling habit.
The Malaysian was previously a supervisor employed by 138 Transport and Logistics, and hired part-time workers for one-off jobs. It was through these jobs that he noticed cartons of ART kits left unattended at the premises in Jurong.He contacted one of the part-time drivers he had previously become acquainted with through the one-off jobs, telling him to use 138 Transport’s company vehicle to drive to the premises in Jurong and pick up unattended cartons of test kits.
When Lew found out that the company was going to call the police, he contacted the driver and told him to delete all their messages, dispose of the phone and deny knowing him if anyone asked.