SINGAPORE, July 8 -- A former Shell employee who masterminded a sophisticated S$100 million (RM331.6 million) marine gas oil heist from the company's Pulau Bukom facility in Singapore was sentenced yesterday to 25 years and two months in jail.

The Straits Times reported that Abdul Latif Ibrahim, 67, pleaded guilty to 20 counts of criminal breach of trust and 10 counts of money laundering. Another 34 charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

The High Court heard that Latif had led a team of rogue employees in siphoning gas oil from Shell between August 2014 and January 2018, which was then sold to local and foreign ships.

The long-running scheme is considered part of the largest marine fuel heist in Singapore's history. L...