Millions of dollars in oil allegedly stolen from Shell Singapore; 11 men charged
Police say another six men still being held for questioning following island-wide raids
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ELEVEN men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell's biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating six other men arrested in a weekend raid.
Police said on Tuesday they had detained 17 men, aged 30 to 63, and seized millions of dollars in cash and a small tanker during their investigations into theft at the Pulau Bukom industrial site, which sits just south of Singapore's main island.
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