Three bunker clerks charged with receiving S$43m of gasoil stolen from Shell

THREE bunker clerks were charged under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA) on Thursday (Oct 6) for receiving S$43 million worth of gasoil stolen from Shell Eastern Petroleum.

Wong Wai Meng, Wong Kuin Wah and Boo Pu Wen were slapped with 31, 28 and seven charges respectively for their alleged roles between 2014 and 2018 while employed by Sentek Marine & Trading.

The three were also charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, with each facing 12 offences for allegedly accepting Pai Keng Pheng’s payments of about S$250,000 to S$300,000 to stay out of Singapore to avoid police investigations into the Shell Pulau Bukom heist.

All three were granted bail and their cases have been fixed for a pre-trial conference.

Pai, Sentek’s former managing director, has been charged with 42 counts under CDSA for allegedly consenting to Sentek’s acquiring stolen property as well as numerous charges for alleged corruption and obstructing the course of justice.

Juandi Pungot, who was one of the masterminds behind the Shell Bukom heist, was jailed 29 years in March for siphoning nearly S$128 million worth of gas oil. He was the first key player to be dealt with for his role in the conspiracy, and had been given one of the longest prison terms for a commercial crime.