Eight arrested for illegal gambling activities.
<cite class="auth">Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, October 29</cite>
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested eight syndicate members for illegal gambling activities involving soccer and horse racing.
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</noscript>The eight suspects — seven men and one woman aged between 25 and 53 years old — were arrested during a nine—hour operation on Saturday.
Police conducted the raids at various locations in the western part of Singapore. Various items were seized, including four desktop computers, two laptops, two thumb drives, 11 handphones, note books with entries and cash amounting to about S$9,000. Preliminary investigations revealed that syndicate members facilitated soccer and horse bets online, with payment made via bank transfer facilities. Superintendent Goh Lam Kiong, Assistant Director of Specialised Crime Division at the CID, said: "Police will continue to take tough enforcement actions against illegal gambling activities and will not hesitate to prosecute persons involved in such activities." All eight persons have been released on bail pending further investigations. If convicted of acting as a bookmaker, they face fines of between $20,000 and $200,000 and up to five years in jail. Those convicted of betting with an illegal bookmaker face a maximum fine of $5,000 or up to six months in jail. — CNA/de
<cite class="auth">Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, October 29</cite>
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested eight syndicate members for illegal gambling activities involving soccer and horse racing.
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Police conducted the raids at various locations in the western part of Singapore. Various items were seized, including four desktop computers, two laptops, two thumb drives, 11 handphones, note books with entries and cash amounting to about S$9,000. Preliminary investigations revealed that syndicate members facilitated soccer and horse bets online, with payment made via bank transfer facilities. Superintendent Goh Lam Kiong, Assistant Director of Specialised Crime Division at the CID, said: "Police will continue to take tough enforcement actions against illegal gambling activities and will not hesitate to prosecute persons involved in such activities." All eight persons have been released on bail pending further investigations. If convicted of acting as a bookmaker, they face fines of between $20,000 and $200,000 and up to five years in jail. Those convicted of betting with an illegal bookmaker face a maximum fine of $5,000 or up to six months in jail. — CNA/de
