66 persons were arrested for various offences in a multi-agency joint enforcement operation that was conducted over the last three days from 16 to 18 December 2015.
The operation was led by Jurong Division and supported by the Traffic Police (TP), Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). The 3-day operation saw checks conducted on 938 persons and 656 vehicles at the Land Checkpoints as well as multiple locations in the western part of Singapore.
During the operation, a total of 66 suspects were arrested for offences such as suspected involvement in vice activities, voluntarily allowing their bank accounts to be utilised by unlicensed moneylenders, drug and immigration offences.
Investigations against all the suspects are ongoing.
Commander of Jurong Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Koh Wei Keong, expressed his appreciation to all the agencies involved for their strong support which led to a successful operation. He added, “This joint operation led by Police is part of ongoing Home Team enforcement efforts to clamp down on criminal activities. Police will continue to work closely with other Home Team agencies to deal with those who conduct such illicit activities. We would also like to thank members of public who have cooperated with our officers during these operations.”SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
19 December 2015 @ 2:35 PM