Police raid Geylang premises, arrest 22 over vice and illegal lottery activities警方突击搜查芽笼一处场所，逮捕22名涉嫌卖淫和非法彩票活动的人员。
Twenty-one people have been arrested following a joint enforcement operation at a commercial premises along Geylang Road over suspected vice activities, with an additional woman arrested for her alleged involvement in the unlawful conduct of lotteries, police said on Monday (Oct 12).Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Bedok Police Division and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority conducted the operation last...
Twenty-one people have been arrested following a joint enforcement operation at a commercial premises along Geylang Road over suspected vice activities, with an additional woman arrested for her alleged involvement in the unlawful conduct of lotteries, police said on Monday (Oct 12).
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Bedok Police Division and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority conducted the operation last Thursday (Oct 8).
The operation saw 21 individuals, aged between 28 and 63, arrested for alleged offences under the Women's Charter 1961.
Meanwhile, a 51-year-old woman was arrested at the same premise for her alleged involvement in the unlawful conduct of lotteries, the police said.
Police also seized betting-related paraphernalia. Investigations against all 22 individuals are ongoing.
If found guilty of keeping, managing or assisting in the management of a place of assignation, an offender may face up to $100,000 in fines and jail of up to five years.
Repeat offenders may be fined up to $150,000 and jailed for up to seven years.
Under the Gambling Control Act, the 51-year-old woman allegedly involved in the unlawful conduct of lotteries may be fined up to $500,000 and jailed for up to seven years.
The police stressed that they will not condone any activities that threaten public safety, peace and good order of the community.
"The police will continue to work with other government agencies to clamp down on unlawful activities, and offenders will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law," the police said.
khooyihang@asiaone.com
警方周一（10月12日）表示，在芽笼路一处商业场所开展联合执法行动，查获涉嫌卖淫活动，逮捕了21人，另有一名女子因涉嫌参与非法彩票活动而被捕。
刑事侦查局、勿洛警署和移民与关卡局的警员于上周四（10月8日）展开了此次行动。
此次行动中，共有 21 人被捕，年龄介于 28 岁至 63 岁之间，他们被指控违反了 1961 年《妇女宪章》。
警方表示，与此同时，一名 51 岁的女子因涉嫌参与非法彩票活动在同一地点被捕。
警方还缴获了与赌博相关的用具。目前，对这22名嫌疑人的调查仍在进行中。
如果被判犯有持有、管理或协助管理嫖客场所的罪行，违法者可能面临最高 10 万美元的罚款和最高五年的监禁。
屡犯者最高可被处以 15 万美元罚款和 7 年监禁。
根据《赌博管制法》，这名涉嫌参与非法彩票活动的 51 岁女子可能被处以最高 50 万美元的罚款和最高 7 年的监禁。
警方强调，他们绝不容忍任何威胁公共安全、和平与社区良好秩序的行为。
警方表示：“警方将继续与其他政府机构合作，严厉打击非法活动，并将依法严惩违法者。”
khooyihang@asiaone.com