Nine years jail for ex-Singapore cop on the run since 2007 after taking bribes from gambling kingpin

A former Singaporean police officer, Koh Kian Tiong, was sentenced to nine years in jail and fined S$1,000 for accepting S$47,700 in bribes from an illegal gambling operator in 2006. Koh, who was with the Criminal Investigation Department, provided confidential information about police operations to Chua Chin Hoe in exchange for the bribes. He also introduced Chua to other officers who received entertainment. Koh fled Singapore in 2007 and was arrested in 2024 after being deported from China. He pleaded guilty to five corruption charges and one count of desertion.