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Apr 12, 2010
287 nabbed in 4-day raids
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The final phase of the multi-agency operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ended early on Monday morning, with the arrests of 13 men and 28 women. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
<!-- story content : start --> IN UNRELENTLESS swoops on various places across Singapore over the last four days, 287 person were rounded up for a wide-ranging criminal offences. The final phase of the multi-agency operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ended early on Monday morning, with the arrests of 13 men and 28 women. The offences involved included gang-related activities, immigration offences, illegal employment, peddling of contraband cigarettes, vice-related activities, and consumption of controlled drugs.
The entire campaign lasted from April 8 to 11, and involved more than 400 officers from the Singapore Police Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Customs. The arrests were made at various locations in Geylang, Joo Chiat, Orchard Towers and Woodlands, including entertainment outlets, hotels, back lanes, lodging houses and forested areas. Public entertainment licensing breaches were also detected during the operations. Investigations against those arrested are ongoing.
Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Ng Boon Gay commended the efforts put in by the officers involved, and the excellent coordination and dedication of the various agencies in the extensive operation. Mr Ng said: 'We have struck at the heart of these illicit activities and brought those who run afoul of the law to justice. This four-day operation has clearly demonstrated the resolve of our enforcement agencies to ensure that there will be no safe haven on our streets for criminals. 'This is not the end though and we will continue to take decisive enforcement action against criminal elements in Singapore.'
Apr 12, 2010
287 nabbed in 4-day raids
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The final phase of the multi-agency operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ended early on Monday morning, with the arrests of 13 men and 28 women. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
<!-- story content : start --> IN UNRELENTLESS swoops on various places across Singapore over the last four days, 287 person were rounded up for a wide-ranging criminal offences. The final phase of the multi-agency operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ended early on Monday morning, with the arrests of 13 men and 28 women. The offences involved included gang-related activities, immigration offences, illegal employment, peddling of contraband cigarettes, vice-related activities, and consumption of controlled drugs.
The entire campaign lasted from April 8 to 11, and involved more than 400 officers from the Singapore Police Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Customs. The arrests were made at various locations in Geylang, Joo Chiat, Orchard Towers and Woodlands, including entertainment outlets, hotels, back lanes, lodging houses and forested areas. Public entertainment licensing breaches were also detected during the operations. Investigations against those arrested are ongoing.
Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Ng Boon Gay commended the efforts put in by the officers involved, and the excellent coordination and dedication of the various agencies in the extensive operation. Mr Ng said: 'We have struck at the heart of these illicit activities and brought those who run afoul of the law to justice. This four-day operation has clearly demonstrated the resolve of our enforcement agencies to ensure that there will be no safe haven on our streets for criminals. 'This is not the end though and we will continue to take decisive enforcement action against criminal elements in Singapore.'
