Sixteen men and six women are being investigated for various offences following a 10-day multi-agency enforcement operation in Geylang.<\/p>\n
The operations, conducted from Sept 18 to 28, involved officers from Bedok Police Division and the Criminal Investigation Department; Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB); Health Sciences Authority (HSA); Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA); Land Transport Authority (LTA); Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF); Singapore Food Agency; and the Singapore Customs.<\/p>\n
In a statement to the media on Tuesday (Nov 11), the police said that the operations are part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal and criminal activities in Geylang.<\/p>\n
The alleged offences the 22 persons are being investigated for include: breach of fire safety regulations, drugs-related activities, illegal gambling, illegal hawking, illegal sales of health products, and vice activities.<\/p>\n
Illegal online gambling in residential unit<\/h2>\n
Six men and one woman, aged between 49 and 64, were arrested for suspected illegal online gambling activities on Sept 18.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers from the police and ICA raided a residential unit along Lorong 39 Geylang and seized cash amounting to more than $550 and gambling-related paraphernalia.<\/p>\n
One of the six men was also arrested for drug-related offences.<\/p>\n
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Vice and illegal massage establishment<\/h2>\n
Between Sept 18 and 26, police, CNB, ICA and SCDF officers conducted anti-vice operations and a series of checks at various massage establishments and hotels in Geylang.<\/p>\n
A 41-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were found to be operating an illegal massage establishment along Upper Boon Keng Road. They are currently being investigated for alleged offences under the Massage Establishment Act.<\/p>\n
During the anti-vice operations in the vicinity of Geylang Road, the Geylang Lorongs and Upper Boon Keng Road, three women aged between 36 and 39 were arrested for suspected management of a place of assignation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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PMD and PAB enforcement operation<\/h2>\n
During an enforcement operation on Sept 19, LTA caught three men aged between 16 and 63.<\/p>\n
They are being investigated for offences related to unregistered or illegally modified personal mobility devices (PMDs) and power assisted bicycles (PABs), and riding a PMD or PAB on a pedestrian-only path.<\/p>\n
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Illegal sale of health products, drug and e-vaporiser<\/h2>\n
Police, CNB, HSA and ICA officers conducted a series of joint enforcement operations between Sept 19 and 25.<\/p>\n
The operations targeted the illegal sale of health products, drug and e-vaporiser related activities.<\/p>\n
Two men, aged between 33 and 42, are being investigated for suspected importing, manufacturing and\/or supplying of unregistered health products.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old man is also being investigated for the e-vaporiser related offence, while the 42-year-old man was fined for possessing an e-vaporiser.<\/p>\n
Unregistered health products, including cough syrup with an estimated street value of more than $27,000 as well as 11 e-vaporisers were seized.<\/p>\n
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Duty-unpaid cigarettes<\/h2>\n
On Sept 25, officers from the Singapore Customs conducted checks for duty-unpaid cigarette activities in the vicinity of Geylang, Paya Lebar Square and Geylang Serai.<\/p>\n
A 35-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in duty-unpaid cigarettes. Six other men, aged between 28 and 46, were issued with composition sums for offences under the Customs Act.<\/p>\n
Under the Act, it is an offence to buy, sell, convey, deliver, store, keep, possess or deal in duty-unpaid goods.<\/p>\n
Agencies will continue to clamp down on illegal activities in Geylang<\/h2>\n
Superintendent of Police (Supt) Letts Tan said that the police will continue to work closely with the other law enforcement agencies to clamp down on illegal activities in Geylang.<\/p>\n
Supt Tan added that firm actions will be taken against those who blatantly disregard the law.<\/p>\n
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