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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Yahoo
Luxury cars, watches seized during anti-vice raids; 28 arrested
SINGAPORE - Two luxury cars and 18 luxury watches were among more than $610,000 worth of assets seized during anti-vice raids on July 30. In a statement on July 31, the police said eight men and 20 women, aged between 21 and 61, were arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related offences. Three of the men, aged between 30 and 45, are slated to be charged on Aug 1 under the Women's Charter for allegedly facilitating the operation of an online vice syndicate. The raids on July 30 took place around Jalan Layang Layang in the Toh Tuck area, Pasir Panjang Road, Boon Lay Avenue, Craig Road in Tanjong Pagar, Jurong West Street 71, Beach Road, Tai Seng Avenue, Bencoolen Street, Kim Yam Road in River Valley, Onan Road, Orchard Road and Jalan Kemaman off Balestier Road. Other items seized included cash, funds in bank accounts, two mobile phones, laptops and vice-related paraphernalia. Police investigations against the others arrested are ongoing. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction Discover how to enjoy other premium articles here
CNA
31-07-2025
- CNA
28 arrested, over S$610,000 seized in police raids on vice-related activities
SINGAPORE: Eight men and 20 women between the ages of 21 and 61 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related offences, the police said on Thursday (Jul 31). The 28 were arrested on Wednesday after the police and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers conducted raids in the vicinity of Jalan Layang Layang, Pasir Panjang Road, Boon Lay Avenue, Craig Road, Jurong West Street 71, Beach Road, Tai Seng Avenue, Bencoolen Street, Kim Yam Road, Onan Road, Orchard Road and Jalan Kemaman. During the operation, assets amounting to more than S$610,000 (US$470,000) comprising cash, funds in bank accounts, two luxury cars and 18 luxury watches, as well as two mobile phones, laptops and vice-related paraphernalia, were seized, police said. Three men, aged between 30 and 45, will be charged in court on Friday under the Women's Charter for allegedly facilitating the operation of the online vice syndicate. Investigations against the other persons are ongoing. The police said they will continue to take tough enforcement actions against those involved in syndicated vice activities and suspend activities that "threaten public safety, peace and good order of the community". Under the Women's Charter, any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person shall be liable on conviction to up to seven years' jail and a fine of up to S$100,000.
