SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 -- The police have arrested two male teenagers aged 15 and 17 for their suspected involvement in a housebreaking and theft case at a minimart on Monday morning (Oct 19).

The police were alerted to the case at a minimart along Jalan Bukit Merah at about 7.15am.

According to a statement from the police, about S$2,100 in cash and 290 packets of cigarettes, valued at about S$3,000, were reportedly stolen.

Central Police Division officers conducted ground enquiries and established the identities of the two teenagers with the assistance of Police cameras and CCTV footage.

The arrest was made within 10 hours of the report.

Police recovered S$462 in cash and 203 packets of cigarettes at the scene, before seizing them as ca...