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A 5-hour island-wide operation targeted at
an illegal 4-D syndicate resulted in the arrests of 5 men and 4 women
aged between 45 and 61 years. |
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The operation which lasted from 1.00pm to
6.00pm yesterday (11 Mar 2006), crippled the group of illegal 4-D
collectors which is believed to have links to an overseas syndicate. |
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Police carefully monitored the illegal 4-D
syndicate for the past two months and gathered information on their
haunts, networks and modus operandi before 75 officers from the Criminal
Investigation Department led by the Gambling Suppression Branch raided 8
locations simultaneously on the afternoon of 11 Mar 06. |
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These locations included apartments in
Rivervale Crescent , Veerasamy Road , Tanjung Rhu, Beach Road, West
Coast Walk, Hougang, Jalan Damai and Jurong West. |
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During the raid, 1 Laptop, 5 fax machines, 1
modem, 3 telephones, 5 handphones and betting records were seized. The
estimated total bet value collected on the day of the raid was about
$31,300. |
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Investigations revealed that the group of
collectors would collect the bets from their pool of trusted punters.
These collectors would then consolidate and fax the betting records to a
woman staying in Tanjong Rhu. She would then key the betting records
into a customized computer program before sending it via modem connected
to the computer to the syndicate leader operating overseas. |
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Seven of the accused persons will be produced in
Court on Monday, 13 Mar 06 for offence of ˇ°Assisting in carrying on a Public
Lotteryˇ± under Section 5(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act, Chapter 49. They
may be liable to a fine of not more than $200,000 and imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 5 years. The remaining 2 persons are released on bail pending
further investigations. |
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Head of Gambling Suppression Branch, DSP
Chia Tang Heng says, ˇ°We will continue to take strong enforcement
against such illegal activities and will not hesitate to prosecute
any persons involved.ˇ± |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
12 March 2006 @ 1.30 pm |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg Media Release 12
Mar 2006 |
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