SINGAPORE – A man who had been on the run since 2002 was arrested 24 years later after he failed to clear immigration at Changi Airport in March 2026.
Tan Khi Wie, 58, had attempted to clear immigration using an Indonesian passport under the false identity of “Ken Srona”.
In a joint statement on Aug 11, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said ICA officers conducted further checks on him after he was unable to complete immigration clearance at the automated lanes.
It was revealed that he was wanted by SPF. He was detained and handed over to them.
According to court records on Aug 11, Tan was sentenced to 11 months and 15 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to five charges under the Immigration Act, including failure to present a valid passport, producing a false passport and illegal departure.
He also admitted to one count of failing to attend court.
Tan was earlier sentenced to 18 months’ jail in August 2002 after his conviction for cheating the then Singapore Productivity and Standards Board into disbursing a grant of $195,800 under the Local Enterprise Technical Assistance Scheme.
He filed a notice of appeal against his conviction and sentence that month.
To avoid serving his sentence, he absconded from Singapore and later failed to show up at a court mention in January 2003.
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