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44 arrested in multi-agency operation
Posted: 26 October 2011 2222 hrs
SINGAPORE: Forty-four people have been arrested in a multi-agency operation led by the Bedok Police Division and supported by the Gurkha contingent of the Singapore Police Force.
They were arrested for various criminal offences including vice-related and gambling activities, drugs and immigration offences.
Those arrested are largely foreigners with work permits.
A statement by the police said the multi-agency operation that ended early Wednesday morning involved officers from Bedok Police Division, Central Narcotics Bureau, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority as well as Singapore Customs.
The operation consisted of raids carried out at a forested area off Tampines Street 61.
- CNA/cc