2 S'porean men, aged 36 & 38, arrested in Thailand for allegedly running cross-border prostitution ring

Two Singaporean men aged 36 and 38 were arrested in Thailand on Jun. 17 for their alleged involvement in operating a transnational vice syndicate.

This was following a cross-border operation against a vice syndicate that allegedly recruited foreign women and sent them to Singapore to work as vice workers.

The arrests were the result of a collaboration between the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Royal Thai Police (RTP).

A Thai man, 50, was also arrested in Thailand on the same day.

News of the arrest of one of the men was reported by Thai media.

Two-year investigation

Investigations into the vice syndicate began in 2023.

From April 2023 to May 2025, anti-vice operations conducted in Singapore led to the arrests of at least 76 vice workers under the Women’s Charter 1961, who were allegedly managed by the vice syndicate.

Investigations against the vice workers established useful information against the vice syndicate.

Officers from the Specialised Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the SPF have been working closely with officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the RTP to share investigation findings related to the vice syndicate.

Based on the leads uncovered, the identities of the three syndicate members were established.

The 36-year-old Singaporean man allegedly supported the syndicate in the transnational vice operations.

The 38-year-old Singaporean man allegedly used a complex network of bank accounts to remit the prostitution earnings of the vice workers from Singapore to Thailand.

Assets seized

Following extensive planning and close collaboration between the Singapore and Thai police, the three syndicate members were arrested by the Thai police for offences under the Thai Criminal Code.

Assets valued at more than 20 million baht (S$790,635) comprising cash in bank accounts and two condominium units, together with laptops, mobile phones, hard drives, bank cards and SIM cards, were seized by the Thai police.

Singapore police investigations led to the freezing of more than S$1.26 million of suspected criminal proceeds from the 38-year-old man’s Singapore bank accounts.

Investigations are ongoing.

Both the Singapore and Thai police forces expressed their thanks to each other, the new release added.

Yeo Yee Chuan, the deputy director of CID, and senior assistant commissioner of police said: “International cooperation in information sharing and operational and investigative collaboration is crucial to counter transnational syndicated crime."

"The SPF is committed to working closely with our regional partners, and we thank the RTP for their invaluable collaboration in dismantling this criminal network to prevent the exploitation of women, stem the scourge of transnational crimes and take affirmative actions against the laundering of criminal proceeds," he added.

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