Loanshark runner nabbed at Jurong East St 21
Published on Aug 25, 2011
By Jalelah Abu Baker
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on Thursday for suspected involvement in loansharking activities.
This, after loanshark harassments - where paint was splashed and loanshark-related writing were found on the walls of an HDB block in Ghim Moh - were reported to the police last Sunday.
Officers from Clementi Police Division, after extensive enquiries on the ground, managed to trace and arrest the suspect in the vicinity of Blk 231 Jurong East Street 21 on Thursday.
Loanshark-related paraphernalia, such as a marker pen and bicycle chain, were also recovered from the suspect's possession and seized as case exhibits
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.