04/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 09:20
The Police have arrested 13 women and one man, aged between 22 and 59, for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities.
Between 24 and 25 April 2024, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Central Police Division conducted raids at hotels and residential units in the vicinity of Bras Basah Road, Havelock Road, Shanghai Road and Orchard Road, resulting in the arrest of 14 persons for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities.
During the operation, cash amounting close to $40,000, mobile phones and other vice-related paraphernalia were seized. A 59-year-old man who allegedly facilitated the operation of an online vice syndicate will be charged in court on 29 April 2024 for his suspected involvement in knowingly receiving any gratification as a reward for providing services that will aid the prostitution of any person, under Section 146(1A) of the Women's Charter 1961. Investigations against the 13 women and the vice syndicate are ongoing.
The Police will continue to take tough enforcement action against those involved in syndicated vice activities. Under the Women's Charter 1961,
Fig 1: Cash seized during the operation ▼
Fig 2: Vice-related paraphernalia seized during the operation ▼