The Police have arrested 10 men and one woman, aged between 25 and 59, for their suspected involvement in a case of wilful trespass.
On 27 June 2021 at about 2.40am, the Police were alerted to a fight in the vicinity of Mandai Road. Officers from Woodlands Division subsequently located the subjects and arrested them for wilful trespass. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 10 men and one woman had allegedly entered a protected area at Mandai Road to pick durians.
Police investigation are ongoing. The offence of Wilful Trespass under Section 21(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act, Chapter 184, carries a punishment of a fine not exceeding $1,000.
The Police would like to remind the public that any person who without satisfactory excuse, wilfully trespasses on any ground belonging to the Government or appropriated to public purposes, shall be investigated accordingly.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
28 June 2021 @ 6:30 PM