More than 2,200 officers from the seven police land divisions were deployed in over 1,130 operations between June 10 and 30. The officers were supported by personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department, Central Narcotics Bureau, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Health Sciences Authority, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Customs, Ministry of Manpower and Housing Board.
In a statement on July 5, the police said their officers conducted checks on more than 10,400 people, of whom 512 were arrested in connection with a variety of offences involving vice, gambling, drug activities and illegal activities occurring in massage establishments and public entertainment outlets.
In an operation targeting public entertainment outlets in Orchard Road, officers from Tanglin Police Division raided a KTV lounge located in the basement of Cuppage Plaza for the second time in four months. Nine women were arrested for providing sexual services in the KTV lounge, while one woman was apprehended for working without the proper work permit.
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