The Police have arrested one man and four women, aged between 20 and 39, in an enforcement operation by the Central Police Division on 21 January 2020. The operation targeting vice activities was conducted along Joo Ave.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the women were believed to have advertised sexual services online and operated from the residential units along Joo Ave. The man was believed to be managing the vice activities of the four women. Cash amounting to $1,750 was also seized. Investigations are ongoing.
Any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
The Police will continue to take tough enforcement action against those involved in such illicit activities.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
22 January 2020 @ 4:30 PM