SINGAPORE: 14 people have been arrested for distributing pirated
movies and fake mobile phones at Sim Lim Square.
This after police mounted simultaneous raids at nine locations
in the shopping complex on Friday.
Police seized MP3 players, media players and hard disks loaded
with pirated movies.
The items have a street value of about $160,000, and may have
been imported.
The suspects — aged between 21 and 34 — may be charged for
copyright infringement.
If guilty, they may be fined up to $100,000, and jailed for five
years.
