SINGAPORE: Two men and 34 women, aged between 21 and 48, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities in residential areas in Singapore, said police on Thursday (Jul 9).
Preliminary investigations revealed that the women had advertised their sexual services online and carried out vice-related activities in various residential areas, said police.
Police conducted raids at locations including Woodlands, Sembawang, Sengkang, Jurong West, Yishun, Chinatown and River Valley in a two-day operation which ended on Wednesday. During the operation, police seized items such as boxes of condoms, lubricants, mobile phones, cash, contraband cigarettes and work documents which were believed to be forged.
Police will also investigate the premise owners, and they will alert the Housing and Development Board on the units believed to have been used to facilitate the vice-related activities.
A person found guilty of being a tenant, lessee, occupier or person in charge of a brothel, or those who manage or assist in managing a brothel could be fined up to S$10,000, be jailed for up to five years, or both. Additionally, those who live wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person could be jailed for up to five years and be fined up to S$10,000.
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