The Police have arrested 12 men and 2 women aged between 21 and 63, for their suspected involvement in gambling activities.
On 12 October 2016, officers from the Clementi Division arrested the suspects in a residential unit along Toh Guan Road. The owner and occupiers of the unit were also arrested. Cash amounting to about S$2600, an assortment of chips as well as some mobile phones were seized. Investigations against the suspects are ongoing.
Anyone convicted for the offence of being the owner/occupier and using the place as a common gaming house under Section 4(1)(a) of the Common Gaming House Act, Chapter 49, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000 and imprisonment not exceeding 3 years. Any person caught gaming in a common gaming house under Section 7 of the Common Gaming House Act, Chapter 49, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
13 October 2016 @ 6:30 PM