Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for his suspected involvement in loansharking activities.
On 26 May 2015 at about 12.57am, Police were alerted to a case of suspicious character loitering outside a residential unit located at Jurong East Avenue 1. Officers from Clementi Police Division responded to the scene and found that the said unit was splashed with paint. With the aid of images obtained from Police Cameras (PolCams), a search was mounted by the officers and the suspect was successfully detained shortly after.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have assisted loanshark syndicates to carry out loanshark harassment in Jurong East and Boon Lay public housing estates by splashing paint outside debtors’ residences and scrawling loanshark-related graffiti on walls.
The suspect will be charged in Court on 27 May 2015 for loanshark harassment. Under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010), first time offenders found guilty of loanshark harassment shall be fined not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000 with mandatory imprisonment of up to 5 years and mandatory caning of up to 6 strokes.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
26 May 2015 @ 1:40 PM