A LIGHT-FINGERED thief made off with more than $100 in alcohol - 30 cans of beer in all - from a Bukit Batok supermarket on Friday.

At 2.55pm, a security guard at the supermarket in Block 154A Bukit Batok Street 11 saw a man lug five 6-pack cartons of beer towards the detergent and laundry items section of the store.

The man then loaded the beer into a large red plastic bag and made to flee the store. The security guard gave chase, but lost sight of the thief at Bukit Batok West Avenue 2.

The thief is a dark-skinned man last seen wearing a white shirt, blue trousers and cap.

If you have information about the incident, please call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000.