The Police have arrested eight men, aged between 21 and 55, for unlawful entry into Singapore on 27 August 2021.
On 27 August 2021 at about 2.30am, the Police Coast Guard’s (PCG) surveillance system detected eight persons jumping off an unnumbered fiberglass boat into the waters off a jetty in the vicinity of Tuas and they subsequently swam towards the shoreline of Singapore. Following the detection, officers from PCG, with the assistance of officers from Jurong Police Division, Gurkha Contingent and Special Operations Command, were immediately deployed and successfully arrested the eight men. The fiberglass boat was seized as case exhibit.
The eight men will be charged in court on 28 August 2021 with unlawful entry into Singapore under the Immigration Act, Chapter 133. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to six months and caning of not less than three strokes.
Commander of the PCG, Senior Assistant Commissioner Cheang Keng Keong commended the officers for their vigilance and excellent teamwork which resulted in the arrest.
Photograph of the unnumbered fiberglass boat used by the eight men to enter Singapore.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
27 August 2021 @ 9:45 PM