In an eight-hour multi-agency operation on entertainment outlets
in the Geylang area, a total of 71 women have been arrested.
The joint operation which ended at 5am Saturday involved officers
from Bedok Police Division, the Central Narcotics Bureau and the
Singapore Civil Defence Force. Enforcement checks were carried out
at entertainment outlets and 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 S$1,714, some entertainment
equipment and gaming machines were also seized from one of the
outlets.
Investigations against the women and the operators are
on-going.
Commander of Bedok Police Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
of Police (DAC) How Kwang Hwee, commended the officers' teamwork,
adding: "The Police will continue to work with fellow Home Team
Departments and other agencies in our relentless efforts to clamp
down on illegal activities in entertainment outlets".
-- TODAY