4 foreigners linked to housebreaking syndicate taken back to Rail Corridor and Bukit Timah
Four alleged members of a Chinese criminal syndicate, who were charged with possessing housebreaking instruments, were taken back to Bukit Timah on Thursday (Aug 14) as part of police investigations. He Jiao, 38, Zhou Qifa, 36, Yang Chao, 41, and Zhou Yinggui, 36 were allegedly found carrying three screwdrivers and two wrenches near the Greenleaf private estate on the night of Aug 8, according to court documents. The quartet were charged in court on Aug 10.On Thursday morning, two of the men were brought to the Rail Corridor in two police cars. He Jiao, the first suspect to arrive, wore a stoic face when he alighted from the vehicle just before 10.30am.Flanked by three officers, he was led to a stretch of path near the Bukit Timah Truss Bridge and questioned. He jutted his head towards the bridge and pointed in that direction in response to questions posed by the officer. The man left in the police car slightly over five minutes later. The second suspect, Zhou Qifa, arrived at 10.37am and stepped out of the vehicle with his head kept bowed.