14 people arrested for distributing pirated movies and
fake mobile phones
By Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 24
April 2010 2042 hrs
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.
-CNA/jy