The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a statement that a 51-year-old Singaporean man was arrested along with 9 others during an operation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted against a syndicate that ran remote gambling services for lottery, soccer and horse betting.
Singapore Police Force’s press release
CONFISCATION OF UNEXPLAINED WEALTH FROM ILLEGAL 4D/TOTO OPERATOR OF REMOTE GAMBLING SYNDICATE
In an operation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against a syndicate that operated remote gambling services facilitating lottery, soccer and horse betting since 2014, Gan Chin Huat (Gan), a 51-year-old Singaporean man, was arrested along with nine others.
Police investigations revealed that Gan was the upstream agent in-charge of creating and issuing online betting accounts for six co-offenders on various illegal remote gambling websites that facilitate lottery, soccer, and horse betting. This includes the collection of illegal 4D/TOTO bets and settling of illegal 4D/TOTO monies.
On 12 July 2018, Gan was sentenced to an imprisonment term of 26 months and a fine of S$160,000 for providing a Singapore-based remote gambling service and receiving illegal 4D and TOTO bets under the Remote Gambling Act 2014.
Following his conviction, the Police had sought a confiscation order against Gan to forfeit the benefits derived by him from criminal conduct. Based on financial investigations conducted by the Police, Gan was found to have accumulated unexplained wealth through his illegal activities over the years. This amount was disproportionate to his known sources of income. On 13 March 2023, the High Court made a confiscation order against Gan, with the amount to be recovered under the order to be a total sum of approximately S$110,332.67.
Under Section 7(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, any person who is convicted of a serious offence is subjected to having the benefits derived by him from criminal conduct confiscated.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
31 March 2023 @ 11:15 AM