34 under probe for various offences including being members of unlawful societies, possession of illegal health products

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SINGAPORE - Thirty-four people are under investigation for various offences after a week-long enforcement operation involving several government agencies, the police said on Tuesday .

The operation, conducted between Jan 17 and 21 last month, was led by Bedok Police Division, and supported by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Central Narcotics Bureau, Health Sciences Authority, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Customs, Land Transport Authority and Singapore Food Agency.

E-vaporisers and its accessories were also allegedly seized from the men. Substances with a street value of nearly $9,000 were also seized. In a separate operation, five men and a woman, aged between 42 and 62, were arrested for suspected illegal gambling after a police raid on a commercial unit along Ubi Avenue 3.

Those who assist in providing unlawful remote gambling service for individuals can be fined between $20,000 and $200,000 and jailed up to five years on conviction. The group included a 65-year-old man who was believed to be the operator of the outlet. He will be investigated for offences under the Public Entertainments Act and Liquor Control Act.

A 78-year-old man is under investigation for purportedly dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes. Two other men, aged 33 and 54, were issued with composition sums of up to $2,500 for possessing duty-unpaid cigarettes.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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