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Drone equipped with thermal imaging camera helps anti-prostitution police arrest seven men in Little India
Huang Junxian
Release /34 minutes ago
The police deployed drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras during the anti-prostitution operation to monitor the entrances and exits of the target shophouses at all times. (Provided by the Singapore Police Force)
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The Singapore Police Force issued a statement on Monday (December 2) saying that the Central Police Station launched a six-day inter-departmental enforcement operation from November 25 to 30 to combat illegal activities in the jurisdiction. Participants in the operation included officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Traffic Police, Singapore Civil Defence Force and Central Narcotics Bureau.
Six-day law enforcement operation arrested 194 people and four people assisted in the investigation
54 men and 140 women aged between 18 and 72 were arrested for various offences including possession of offensive weapons, violation of the Women's Charter and not holding a valid work permit. In addition to the above 194 people, four men and women aged between 16 and 20 are assisting in the investigation for presenting a suspected altered ID on their mobile phones or presenting someone else's ID in an attempt to pass through during a spot check.ADVERTISING
The police raided areas including Chinatown, Little India, Boat Quay and Bugis. During the raid last Saturday (November 30), Lianhe Zaobao reporters witnessed the entire raid.
Before the operation, the police sent a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera from the roof of a building three or four streets away to observe the scene of the shophouse to be raided from a distance. The thermal imaging camera on the drone can capture the activities of people on the scene, helping the police to better grasp the intelligence and deploy corresponding police forces.
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In past raids, some people tried to escape by climbing onto rooftops, and drones can help police better capture the suspects’ movements and whereabouts.
Six men arrested in Little India for dressing as women
After entering the shop, the police arrested seven men aged between 23 and 61 who were suspected of being involved in prostitution activities. One of them was believed to be a pimp for six men dressed as women.It was observed that there were several posters related to sexual services on the walls of the first floor of the shop, and there were eight small compartments less than two meters long, which were equipped with massage beds and toilet paper.
There are six bedrooms on the second floor, which contain personal belongings of the six men, and some rooms also have TVs. It is understood that these sex workers mainly "work" on the first floor, and live on the second floor.
Superintendent Chen Bisheng, chief of investigations at the Central Police Station, said: "Police will continue to use new technology in law enforcement operations. Anyone found to be engaging in illegal activities will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law."