Eagle News — Thailand’s police chief said, a Canadian suspected of robbing a Singapore bank of s$30,000 ($22,250) will be sent abroad.
But he did not say whether he would be sent to Singapore or Canada.
The rare bank robbery in Singapore sparked a flurry of debate about whether the country has grown too complacent about security, with crime rates among the lowest in the world.
Thai immigration police named the suspect on Tuesday (July 12) as 27-year-old Canadian David James Roach.Thai police had earlier said roach was 26.
Thailand has an extradition treaty with Canada.Roach arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (July 7), hours after the standard chartered bank in Singapore’s Holland village was robbed. He was arrested at a hostel in Bangkok’s Pratunam shopping district.
A man slipped the Singapore bank teller a note saying he was armed.
The teller pressed a silent alarm button and police arrived within minutes, but it was too late.