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Business Insider Singapore/Malaysia

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Singapore after local police found him with around 500 stolen Pokemon cards.
Police said the man, who was not named, is suspected of pilfering the cards from four stores across the city state in May. He was caught on May 9 after he returned to one of the stores.
“The man was found in possession of an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him,” the Singapore Police Force said in a Facebook post on Monday.


The other Pokemon cards were stolen on May 2, 4 and 8, police added.
Authorities managed to link the man to the other three incidents through surveillance footage and speaking to witnesses, the post said. He was charged on Tuesday with theft.
The police uploaded four photos of the cards, though they did not mention the total value of the stolen items.
He was fired. Then he padlocked his ex-colleagues inside their Singapore office
The Singapore Police Force did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Collectibles such as Pokemon trading cards have seen a surge in value since the pandemic, with rare, mint-condition cards selling for millions.
Logan Paul bought the most expensive card Pokemon ever sold at US$5.275 million in April 2022, per the Guinness World Records.
The sports memorabilia market has also been on the upswing. In September, Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” jersey was auctioned off for a record-breaking US$10.1 million, and the player’s shoes also sold for a record US$2.2 million.
This article was first published by Insider


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The 22-year-old is suspected of pilfering the cards from four different shops across the city state earlier this year
He was caught after officers found ‘an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him’ when he returned to one of the stores


The 22-year-old is suspected of pilfering the cards from four different shops across the city state. He was caught after returning to the scene of the crime.


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Singapore police arrest serial Pokemon card thief who stole 500 of the collectibles

The 22-year-old is suspected of pilfering the cards from four different shops across the city state earlier this year He was caught after officers found ‘an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him’ when he returned to one of the stores

The 22-year-old is suspected of pilfering the cards from four different shops across the city state earlier this year

He was caught after officers found ‘an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him’ when he returned to one of the stores