Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a series of loanshark harassment cases involving fire.
2. In April 2015, Police received several reports of loanshark harassment involving fire. Through extensive intelligence probes and ground enquiries, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, the Police Intelligence Department and Bedok Police Division managed to establish the identity of the suspect.On 6 May 2015 at about 6.30 pm, the suspect was arrested in a police operation at Geylang.
3. The suspect will be charged in Court on 8 May 2015 for loanshark harassment. Under the Moneylenders Act (Revised Edition 2010), first-time offenders found guilty of acting on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender, committing or attempting to commit any acts of harassment shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000, and shall also be liable to caning of not less than 3 and not more than 6 strokes.
4. Police have zero tolerance against loanshark harassment. Those who deliberately vandalise properties will be arrested swiftly and dealt with severely in accordance with the law. Upon conviction, these perpetrators can expect to be caned and jailed for damaging property and causing alarm to the general community. No effort will be spared to nab them to face the full consequences of their misdeeds regardless of their age.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
07 May 2015 @ 6:00 PM