Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalow

South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by CNA
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Singapore has sentenced a gang of seven armed Malaysians who stole US$3.9 million from a high-stakes poker game location in a “lightning heist” on April 18, 2024. The men entered King Albert Park good class bungalow early that morning, tying up the occupants and taking cash, valuables, and cryptocurrency. Most were arrested, but one suspect remains at large, having fled to Thailand.
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Story summary

On April 18, 2024, a group of seven armed men, some carrying machetes and baseball bats, committed what prosecutors described as a "lightning heist" at a high-end bungalow in King Albert Park, Singapore. The robbers stole approximately S$4.9 million (US$3.9 million) in cash, valuables, and cryptocurrency from the home of a woman who hosted high-stakes poker games. This theft is considered one of the highest-value robberies in recent Singaporean history. Most of the suspects were arrested, but Muhammad Yusuf Kassim, a 33-year-old Malaysian national, remains at large and is believed to have fled to Thailand.

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Topics

Malaysia Malaysian Singapore Thailand

Subjects

Singapore GPE · 3× Malaysian NORP · 2× Malaysia GPE · 1× Muhammad Yusuf Kassim PERSON · 1× Thailand GPE · 1×

Narrative

The prosecution said the theft at the home, where a woman held high-stakes poker games, was one of the highest-value robberies in Singapore Prosecutors said seven men entered the King Albert Park good class bungalow in the early hours of April 18, 2024, in a “lightning heist”, some of them armed with machetes and baseball bats.
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2026-09-15 · South China Morning Post
Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalow · assertive framing

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Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalow asserted
Singapore → jail → bungalow
The prosecution said the theft at the home, where a woman held high-stakes poker games, was one of the highest-value robberies in Singapore Prosecutors said seven men entered the King Albert Park good class bungalow in the early hours of April 18, 2024, in a “lightning heist”, some of them armed with machetes and baseball bats. asserted
some → say → machetes
They tied up the people inside and stole about S$4.9 million (US$3.9 million) in cash, valuables and cryptocurrency. asserted
They → tie → cash
Most of the men in the group were subsequently arrested and taken back to Singapore to face prosecution. asserted
Most → arrest → prosecution
One man, 33-year-old Malaysian Muhammad Yusuf Kassim, remains at large and is believed to have left Malaysia for Thailand, court documents stated. asserted
documents → remain → Thailand
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