8 face casino-linked offences

[Ginchiyo Tachibana]

Singapore
Feb 17, 2010

8 face casino-linked offences

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> EIGHT people have landed in trouble within the first three days of the Resorts World Sentosa casino opening. Two Mongolians were arrested on Monday at the casino entrance at Resorts World Sentosa for cheating by impersonation. The pair, aged 45 and 18, are released on police bail and investigations are ongoing. The younger Mongolian, who is studying in a private school here, had allegedly used the passport of the 45-year-old's son to enter the casino as he is underage. Meanwhile, five others, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, have been caught for trying to sneak into the casino without paying the $100 levy on Sunday - the first day the casino was opened to the public. The day levy is $100 and the annual fee is $2,000. Separately, an Indonesian gambler who claimed he lost all his money at the RWS casino, stole a mobile phone from an undergraduate at Changi Airport. Paulus Djohar, 49, unemployed, was jailed for four weeks on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

 

[hillary888]

Very soon 1 in 8 crimes here will be Casino related.

Busy time for our authorities.

New police unit for casino crimes
CCIB will also work closely with Casino Regulatory Authority

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has created a new unit dedicated to investigating casino-related criminal offences.

Called the Casino Crime Investigation Branch (CCIB), the unit has a staff of between 20 and 30 and falls under the umbrella of the Specialised Crime Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the SPF.

Casino-related criminal offences expected to fall under CCIB's watch include forgery, counterfeiting and unlawful interference with gaming equipment.

Speaking at the official launch of the CCIB, Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ng Joo Hee highlighted that casinos are 'inherently corrosive environments'.

He added: 'Left to themselves, casinos naturally invite vice, loan-sharking, drug dealing, money-laundering, theft, fraud, cheating, and are bright shiny targets for organised crime.'

He also said: 'Our aim must be to set a new high-water mark for the successful policing of large casino resorts.'

The CCIB has been five years in the making.

ACP Ng said that CID has been learning from other international gaming jurisdictions. 'Tight operational coordination with other police units, Home Team partners, other law enforcement and casino operators have been established and are now firmly in place,' he said.

The unit will be headed by Superintendent Michael Ang, formerly director of security at The Venetian Macao-Resort Hotel in Macau.

Mr Ang also served in various postings within SPF perviously including: Head, Secret Societies Branch; Head, Investigation, Bedok Police Division; and Assistant Director, Bomb and Explosives Investigation Division, CID.

CCIB has been operational since July 2009.

In preparation for the opening of the casinos at the integrated resorts, CCIB has been training its officers who have gone for overseas training and conferences in Las Vegas, Australia and Macau, among others. In Singapore, CCIB will also work closely with the Casino Regulatory Authority.

 

[radon39]

why not name it CCB???? no need the I wat?

perfect name for them...CCB branch

 

[zuoom]

why not name it CCB???? no need the I wat?

perfect name for them...CCB branch

haha...

CC(i)B.

Casino Crime Investigation Branch (CCIB). just 20-30 of them? looks like they would be putting in serious overtime work.

 

[radon39]

haha...

CC(i)B.

Casino Crime Investigation Branch (CCIB). just 20-30 of them? looks like they would be putting in serious overtime work.

yah lor.....imagine

'here is my CCiB warrant'

'i work with the CCiB'

'this is a CCiB Raid'