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French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore

Rob Beschizza
Apr 28, 2026
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Monsieur Maximilien in footage posted to Instagram

The good news for Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien is that Singapore’s draconian attitude toward petty crime won’t get him caned. But filming himself licking a straw and putting it back in a vending machine could get him a jail term and a fine. He uploaded footage of his unsanitary prank to Instagram, and …

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