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The Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for his suspected involvement in loansharking activities. 

On 27 October 2018, the Police were alerted to a case of loanshark harassment where a debtor note was pasted beside a residential unit along Jurong West Street 65.  Through extensive ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras, officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him along Jurong West Street 25 on 30 October 2018.

The man will be charged in court on 1 November 2018 under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010).  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.



PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
31 October 2018 @ 3:00 PM
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