SINGAPORE – A man who was part of an organised criminal group which stole deregistered cars and drove them across the Causeway was sentenced to 20 months’ jail and fined $1,390 on Nov 11.
The group, made up of two Malaysians and a Singaporean, stole four vehicles from scrap companies in Singapore and re-sold them in Malaysia after replacing the registration plates.
Deregistered vehicles have had their official registration cancelled, and no longer have valid road tax, insurance or a certificate of entitlement.
Abdullah Abbas Mohd Arba Ai, 31, pleaded guilty to four charges, including two counts of committing motor vehicle theft as part of an organised criminal group.
The Malaysian will also be banned from driving 18 months after his release from prison.
Abdullah was working as a Grab driver in Malaysia when he got to know Singaporean Terry Toh Kwang Huat, 53.
He introduced Toh to Mohd Mazuan Abdullah, 39, an agent who purchased deregistered vehicles from Singapore for resale in Malaysia.
Toh and Mazuan’s cases are pending.
Both men planned to steal deregistered vehicles in Singapore by exploiting the scrap companies’ practice of leaving the keys on the tyres of the cars.
After stealing them, they replaced the Singapore registration plates with Malaysian ones obtained by Mazuan, and drove the vehicles into Malaysia.
Between October and November 2025, Abdullah was promised about $155 for every vehicle he transported.
On Oct 23, 2025, Mazuan and Toh located a deregistered Toyota Camry parked at a scrap company’s premises in Sungei Kadut.
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