Following a week-long multi-agency enforcement operation between November 28 and December 4, 2021, a total of 104 males and 32 women, aged 15 to 77, are being probed for different offenses such as vice-related activities, drug-related offenses, traffic-related offenses, and being a member of a secret society.
The operation was led by Jurong Police Division and backed by officials from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), and Singapore Customs, encompassed Jurong West, Tuas, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang, and Bukit Batok.
As part of the enforcement measures against illicit bookmaking and gaming, 25 men and three women aged 30 to 77 are being investigated for illegal gambling.
Another 23 males and 9 women, ranging in age from 19 to 67, are being probed for allegedly helping in loansharking and loan frauds.
Another 14 males and 10 women, aged 18 to 60, are being probed for alleged involvement in e-commerce frauds and commercial crime. They are thought to be engaged in 102 similar crimes recorded around the island, totaling more than $440,000.
A 35-year-old male was also detained in an operation with ICA and Singapore Customs for alleged Customs and Immigration Act violations.
Among the 136 people, 20 men and 2 women aged 31 to 67 will be probed for possible noncompliance with safe distancing measures.
Cash amounting to at least $950, betting and gambling-related paraphernalia, vaporizer pods and duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by the Police. Investigations against all individuals are ongoing.