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Singapore requests U.K. extradite a Canadian accused of robbing a bank

Jan 15, 2018 | 6:15 AM

LONDON — Authorities in Singapore say they’re working to have a Canadian man who is accused of robbing a bank in their country extradited from the United Kingdom.

A statement from Singapore’s Attorney General’s Chambers and its Ministry of Home Affairs says David James Roach was detained in London last week.

It says Roach is wanted in connection with a July 2016 robbery in which nearly $29,000 was stolen from a branch of the Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore.

The robbery was considered a rarity in Singapore, which has a low crime rate.