A total of 254 men and 115 women, aged between 15 and 81, are being investigated for various offences, following multiple island-wide enforcement operations that were conducted from 15 December to 27 December 2022.
The operations were part of the Police’s continued enforcement blitz during the year-end festivities, where more than 500 police officers were deployed across the various Police Land Divisions.
The continued enforcement operations during the year-end festivities were aimed to clamp down crime and illegal activities in Singapore, including illegal gambling, vice activities, and drug-related offences, among others.
The details of some of these operations are as follows:
- On 15 December 2022, officers from Bedok Police Division led a joint enforcement operation involving officers from the Immigration Checkpoints Authority in the vicinity of Koon Seng Road. During the operation, seven women, aged between 25 and 34, were arrested for offences under the Immigration Act 1959 and the Women’s Charter 1961.
- On 16 December 2022, an enforcement operation led by Woodlands Police Division and supported by the Criminal Investigation Branch was conducted in Woodlands, Sembawang and Yishun. A 63-year-old man was arrested for using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty under Section 353 of the Penal Code 1871 and a 51-year-old man was arrested for disorderly behaviour under Section 20 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act.
- On 17 December 2022, officers from Clementi Police Division led an enforcement operation and arrested 12 males, aged between 15 and 21, for rioting armed with deadly weapons under Section 148 of the Penal Code 1871.
Investigations against the 369 individuals are ongoing.
Deputy Director of Operations Department, Assistant Commissioner (AC) Devrajan Bala said, “Following the three-week enforcement blitz from 21 November to 14 December 2022, the Police persisted with multiple island-wide operations to clamp down on crime and illegal activities. As we approach the year-end festivities, the Police will continue to step up efforts to combat crime and take firm action against those who blatantly disregard the law. Members of the public are reminded to be vigilant and to report any criminal activities to the Police.”
Photos
An anti-vice operation at a unit along Koon Seng Road
Condoms seized during an anti-vice operation
An anti-vice operation at a commercial unit in Geylang
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
30 December 2022 @ 9:20 PM