The criminal gang rented high-quality villas in Bukit Timah to operate gambling files, and the police arrested 12 men and women with northern Chinese accents.

During the four-day island-wide raiding crime operation, Singapore police forces destroyed multiple illegal gambling files and arrested 36 men and women involved in the case. In a high-quality villa in Jalan Kampong Chantek on Bukit Tima Road, police arrested 12 men and women aged 35 to 52.

The operation is part of a joint police crackdown on illegal and criminal activities from March 5 to 8. With the cooperation of the Dongling Police Department, Housing and Development Bureau and Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau. Law enforcement officers carried out operations in Toa Payoh, Novena, Bukit Timah, Orchard Road, Maristal Road and Seriki Road. A total of 62 men and women aged 18 to 73 were arrested and investigated for violating different laws.

A reporter from Lianhe Zaobao followed the police last Thursday (March 6) to raid a high-quality villa in Bukit Timah. After the criminal gang rented a villa, they placed a gambling table in the living room on the second floor. A professional team operated a “small casino” and mainly operated a mahjong game “Tongjiu”, which was popular in China, and collected commissions from it.

It is reported that the minimum bet amount for a bet of up to 10,000 yuan.

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When the police entered the gambling stall, 12 men and women aged between 35 and 52, with a northern Chinese accent, sat around the gambling table. Facing the footage of the police and the media, some quickly turned around and avoided, while others bowed their heads and remained silent. All the people involved were later taken to the lounge for separate questions.

It is observed that multiple CCTVs are also installed outside the villa. The criminals in the house observe the movements inside and outside the villa in real time through the surveillance screen to prevent police from raiding.

At around 2 a.m., a woman involved in the case was sent to the hospital for treatment by civil defense personnel for suspected physical discomfort.

An investigation into all arrested persons is still underway.