71 women arrested in Geylang
AsiaOne
Saturday, Sep 08, 2012
SINGAPORE - A total of 71 women were arrested in an 8-hour multi-agency operation on entertainment outlets in the Geylang area last night.
The women were arrested for unlawful employment and immigration offences.
Operators of the entertainment outlets were also summoned for flouting various public entertainment, health and fire safety regulations. Cash amounting to $1,714, some entertainment equipment and gaming machines were also seized from one of the outlets.
The joint operation, which ended at 5am today, involved officers from Bedok Police Division, the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Investigations against the women and the operators are ongoing.
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