A total of eight men and three women, aged between 18 and 77, were arrested on Wednesday (Aug 12) for their alleged involvement in supporting an unlicensed moneylending syndicate.Police said in a news release on Thursday (Aug 13) that the syndicate is believed to be responsible for at least 25,500 ScamShield reports and at least 1,509 police reports, of which 883 were related to unlicensed moneylending.During an islandwide enforcement operation on Wednesday, more than 100 officers conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations.The raids, involving officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, Police Intelligence Department and Special Operations Command, targeted people suspected of being involved in the syndicate.The operation also targeted mobile phone retailers suspected of fraudulently registering postpaid SIM cards that were later used by the syndicate for unlicensed moneylending activities.During the operation, over $410,000 in cash, two laptops, 22 mobile phones, 14 SIM cards and 24 bank cards were seized as case exhibits.

A 28-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (Aug 12) for his alleged involvement in a case of loanshark harassment in Jurong West.Police said in a news release on Thursday that they were alerted to the case at a residential unit along Jurong West Street 41 on Tuesday morning, where the main gate was splashed with red paint.The suspect was detained by the house occupants until officers from Jurong Police Division arrived and arrested him at the scene.He is believed to be involved in other similar cases of loanshark harassment islandwide, preliminary investigations revealed.The man will be charged with the offence of loanshark harassment on Friday.If found guilty, he could be fined between $5,000 and $50,000, jailed for up to five years, and receive up to six strokes of the cane.The police said they have zero tolerance for loanshark harassment activities.«Those who deliberately vandalise properties, cause annoyance and disrupt public safety, peace and security, will be dealt with severely in accordance with the law,» the police added.[[nid:742618]]editor@asiaone.com 

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