A series of raids was conducted across the island from May 29 to June 1. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating 158 suspects aged between 15 and 72 for suspected illegal moneylending activities, after conducting a series of raids across the island.
In a statement on Tuesday, the police said preliminary investigations revealed that 10 people allegedly conducted harassment at debtors’ residences, while 48 people, believed to be runners, allegedly assisted in unlicensed moneylending businesses through ATM transfers. Those found guilty of committing or attempting to commit any acts of harassment on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender can be fined between $5,000 and $50,000, jailed for up to five years, and given between three and six strokes of the cane.
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