Ex-security officers jailed for taking photos with loaded gun at Woodlands Checkpoint

[Straits Times] - 02/5/2025

One of them uploaded the photos on Instagram as he thought the attention would be “cool and funny”.



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Ex-security officers jailed for taking photos with loaded gun at Woodlands Checkpoint
One of them uploaded the photos on Instagram as he thought the attention would be “cool and funny”.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025