Singapore’s law enforcement agencies conducted checks on more than 17,000 people in June, resulting in 1,776 suspects being hauled up for investigations.
They comprised of 1,173 men and 603 women, aged between 15 and 85.
Of these, 519 were arrested.
“The operations form part of the police’s sustained efforts to clamp down on unlawful activities and deter would-be offenders,” said the police in a news release on Sunday (July 5).
More than 5,600 officers from the seven police land divisions, the Traffic Police and the Criminal Investigation Department were involved in over 1,300 operations against a wide range of offences.Â
The police worked closely with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), the Land Transport Authority and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).
The offences targeted included vice activities, traffic violations, vaporiser-related crimes, immigration offences and illegal employment.
Public entertainment venue raids
The police conducted several raids against public entertainment venues, including one on June 23 led by the Central Police Division.
AsiaOne was among the media invited to the raid at a KTV lounge nestled in a quiet corner of a mall on Upper Cross Street.
The raid took place just before midnight, and resulted in the arrest of 10 women for illegal employment offences.
The lounge, which appeared unassuming from the exterior, opened up to narrow hallways lit by neon strobe lights and around 15 rooms for customers to rent out.
One of the rooms — furnished with sofas, marble tables, speakers and two large TV screens — held the women being investigated by the police.
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