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Ex-notorious loan shark in police bribery scandal dies
Ah Long San, who served jail time after evading arrest for years, dies of suspected heart attack while alone in car
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Mr Chua Tiong Tiong, better known by his nickname Ah Long San, which means "Mr Loan Shark", surrendered to the authorities in 2001 and was sentenced to 10 years in jail for bribing police officers with cash and entertainment. He was pronounced dead yesterday morning, shortly after being taken to hospital following a suspected heart attack while alone in his car in Geylang, where he had operated his illegal business in the 1990s.
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Ah Long San, once arguably Singapore's most notorious loan shark who cultivated a network of police officers to help in his multimillion-dollar illegal moneylending syndicate, died yesterday morning.
The Straits Times understands that Mr Chua Tiong Tiong, 62, had suffered a suspected heart attack when he was alone in his car.
