POLICE BUST ILLEGAL GAMBLING DEN IN YISHUN Police have arrested twenty-one suspects aged between 36 and 77 for operating, gaming and being in an illegal gambling den within a HDB unit along Yishun Ring Road. In a four-hour operation which started on 2 March 2014 at about 4pm, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division raided the unit located along Yishun Ring Road and arrested the twenty-one suspects. Preliminary investigations revealed that a 65 year old suspect was believed to be responsible for managing the unit for the purpose of gambling while the remaining twenty suspects were believed to be patrons. Two of the suspects were also believed to be involved in illegal 4D collection activities. Two handphones, one laptop, other gaming paraphernalia and cash amounting to about $4489 were seized as case exhibits. Investigations against the twenty-one suspects are ongoing. Any person convicted for the offence of Managing a place to be used as a Common Gaming House under Section 4(1)(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act shall be liable to a fine between S$5,000/- and S$50,000/- and imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. Any person convicted for the offence of Gaming in a Common Gaming House under Section 7 of the Common Gaming Houses Act shall be liable to a fine not exceeding S$5,000/- and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. Any person convicted for the offence of Being in a Common Gaming House under Section 4(2) of the Common Gaming Houses Act shall be liable to a fine not exceeding S$5,000/- and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. Commander of Ang Mo Kio Police Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police Keok Tong San commended the officers for the successful operation leading to the arrests. He also said “We will continue to conduct strict enforcement against such illegal gambling activities and eradicate illegal gambling dens in our neighbourhoods.”
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:00:01 +0000
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