The Police have arrested 31 men, aged between 22 and 74, for their suspected involvement in illegal football betting under the Remote Gambling Act.
In an operation conducted on 2 July 2018, police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Intelligence Department (PID) and Special Operations Command (SOC) mounted simultaneous raids at multiple locations islandwide, including Tampines, Ang Mo Kio, Chinatown, Balestier, Sengkang, Hougang, Bukit Batok, Boon Lay, Jalan Sultan, Sembawang and Orchard Road, resulting in the arrests. During the operation, cash amounting to about S$1,250,000, an array of computers, mobile phones and other documents such as betting records were also seized. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are believed to have placed and received illegal bets amounting to more than S$4,000,000 in the past two weeks.
Investigation against all the suspects are ongoing.
Under the Remote Gambling Act 2014, any person who provides unlawful remote gambling services for another shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation & Intelligence) concurrent Director of CID Florence Chua said, “This operation was conducted as part of the Police’s ongoing efforts to stamp out unlawful remote gambling, especially during the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2018. Police take a serious view against such activities and will continue to take tough enforcement actions against those who flout the law, including those who assist remote gambling syndicates in any way.”
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
03 July 2018 @ 9:05 PM