S'pore police island-wide raids in Jun. 2026: 1,173 men & 603 women, aged 15-85, under investigation

A total of 1,776 persons are investigated for various offences after the Singapore police conducted a series of island-wide multi-agency enforcement operations between Jun. 1 and 28, 2026.

They comprised of 1,173 men and 603 women, aged between 15 and 85.

More than 1,300 operations against a wide spectrum of offences were conducted.

They involved more than 5,600 officers from the seven Police Land Divisions, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Traffic Police (TP), working closely with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).

During the operations, officers conducted checks on more than 17,000 persons.

Of the 1,776 persons hauled up for investigations, 519 were arrested.

The operations form part of the police’s sustained efforts to clamp down on unlawful activities and deter would-be offenders, the police said in a Jul. 5 news release.

Incidents

Jurong massage establishments

On Jun. 4, officers from Jurong Police Division conducted raids against vice activities at massage establishments in a shopping centre and residential premises in the vicinity of Jurong and Boon Lay.

Five women, aged between 36 and 51, were arrested for offences under the Women’s Charter 1961.

Yishun anti-gambling raid

On Jun. 4 and 10, officers from Woodlands Police Division conducted two anti-gambling operations in the vicinity of Sembawang Road and Yishun Street 61.

A total of 12 men and five women, aged between 34 and 72, were arrested for offences under the Gambling Control Act 2022.

Cash amounting to over $4,740 and gambling-related paraphernalia were seized as case exhibits.

Jalan Mas Puteh massage outlets

On Jun. 6, officers from Clementi Police Division conducted enforcement operations targeting illegal massage outlets in the vicinity of Jalan Mas Puteh.

Two outlets were found to be providing massage services without a valid licence.

Vice activities were also detected at these outlets.

Eight women, aged between 29 and 48, were arrested for offences under the Women’s Charter 1961 and the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990.

Commercial establishments

Between Jun. 10 and 13, officers from Tanglin Police Division with support from CID and HSA conducted enforcement checks at massage establishments, hotels, commercial units and public entertainment outlets in the vicinity of Balestier Road, Selegie Road, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay and Sinaran Drive.

A total of 41 women and four men, aged between 24 and 47, are being investigated for offences under Women’s Charter 1961, Penal Code 1871, Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 and Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993.

A total of seven vaporisers were seized as case exhibits.

Three massage establishments and three public entertainment outlets are also being investigated for breaches under Massage Establishments Act 2017 and Public Entertainments Act 1958, respectively.

Raids in town

On Jun. 23, officers from Central Police Division conducted a joint enforcement operation with officers from the CNB, SCDF and HSA at Upper Cross Street and Cecil Street.

A total of 24 women, aged between 20 and 44, and a 40-year-old man were arrested for offences under the Women’s Charter 1961, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 and the Immigration Act 1959.

Of the 24 women, a 21-year-old woman was arrested for an additional offence of voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.

Two women, aged 21 and 22, were also found in possession of vaporisers.

One public entertainment outlet was found to have fire safety violations in breach of the Fire Safety Act 1993.

Public entertainment outlets in Geylang and Paya Lebar

On Jun. 26, officers from Bedok Police Division, together with SCDF and HSA, conducted enforcement checks on the public entertainment outlets in the vicinity of Geylang and Paya Lebar.

Six women, aged between 19 and 37, were arrested for offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 and Immigration Act 1959.

In addition, two women, aged between 26 and 28, were arrested for possession of vaporisers under the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993.

Illegal devices on roads in Sengkang and Punggol

On Jun. 26, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted a joint enforcement operation in Sengkang and Punggol, supported by officers from CID and LTA.

During this operation, LTA detected 25 offences and seized a total of 15 active mobility devices.

The offences include the use of non-compliant devices, failure to register personal mobility devices (PMDs), among other active mobility-related offences.

Three teenagers, aged between 16 and 19, were also arrested for being suspected members of unlawful societies.

Traffic police enforcement

Between Jun. 1 and 28, the Traffic Police conducted a series of enforcement operations against drink driving.

A total of 66 motorists were stopped and tested for alcohol consumption at roadblocks set up across Singapore.

Out of them, 15 motorists, aged between 25 and 66, comprising 12 men and three women, failed the breathalyser test and were arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Among those arrested for drink driving, two motorists are also being investigated for additional traffic-related offences.

Riding against flow of traffic

On Jun. 12, a 37-year-old male motorcyclist was stopped after he was observed riding against the flow of traffic.

He failed a breathalyser test and was subsequently found to be riding without a valid driving licence, using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage and in possession of substances believed to be controlled drugs.

He was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving without a valid driving licence, using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage and suspected drug-related offences.

Used vehicle without consent

On Jun. 26, a 26-year-old male driver was stopped for checks and failed a breathalyser test.

Further investigations revealed that he had allegedly taken the vehicle without the owner’s consent and was driving while holding a Provisional Driving Licence (PDL).

He was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving without a valid driving licence, using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage and driving away a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.