12JUL2019 - NEWS - Chief Officer of a Tanker jailed in Shell oil heist

The chief officer of a tanker involved in receiving US$2.6 million (S$3.5 million) worth of gas oil stolen from Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery was on Thursday (Jul 11) sentenced to jail for two-and-a-half years.

Vietnamese national Dang Van Hanh, 38, is the first person to plead guilty in the “unprecedented” case of misappropriation, which involved two syndicates of Shell employees.

Dang had helped to receive about 5,600 metric tons of stolen gas oil on four occasions between Jul 31, 2016 and Jan 7, 2018.

He was caught red-handed during a police operation on Jan 7, 2018, which led to the arrest of multiple suspects across Singapore.