A JOINT operation involving more than 40 officers from the
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Tanglin Police was
conducted at a budget hotel in Balestier last Thursday.
Lasting four hours, it led to the arrest of 18 foreign women for
immigration offences and offences under the Women's Charter.
Preliminary investigations indicated that some of those arrested
had used the Internet to advertise sexual services.
Investigations are ongoing and the police are tracking down the
operators behind the vice activities.
Superintendent of Police Goh Lam Kiong, who is the assistant
director of the specialised crime division at CID, said any hotel
operator found to have knowingly allowed vice syndicates to operate
on their premises will be taken to task.
