A 24-year old Indonesian man, Andika, was sentenced to 1 week’s imprisonment after pleading guilty to 2 offences involving the theft of 14 tins of milk powder valued at $942.80.
Here are some brief, available facts on the case:
- He pleaded guilty. 2 other charges involving the theft of 8 tins of milk powder valued at $618.25 were taken into consideration for the purpose of sentencing.
- Andika stole the milk powder to sell on online marketplace Carousell. He planned to use the money from selling the stolen millk powder to repay his gambling debts.
- After a buyer placed an order a specific brand and quantity of milk powder, he would steal the required milk powder from a supermarket.
- He made a total of three sales and received $860.
More information on the case may be found here.