Vice syndicate operating website showing female escorts offering sex crippled by police, 12 arrested
Cherlynn Ng
Posted on 24 September 2018 | 11,167 views | 8 comments
Ten women and two men, aged between 22 and 38, were arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities in a police operation on Sep 19.
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Central Police Division, and Tanglin Police Division conducted coordinated raids at multiple locations island-wide, including Geylang Bahru, Balestier, Sembawang and Novena.
Items including cash, laptops, and mobile phones were seized as case exhibits during the operation that saw an online vice syndicate being crippled.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the syndicate had operated a website which featured female escorts who had advertised sexual services online.
Investigations against the suspects are ongoing.
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