83 People Caught Illegally Drinking, Smoking and Singing in Office and Shophouse Unit
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Police have received information about gathering in offices and shophouses lately which within a two months time, 46 men and 37 women aged from 20 to 58, were caught in four separated cases of failed to comply with the safe distancing measures. These individuals have allegedly gathered to socialise with entertainment and liquor without a valid licence.
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On February 25, 2021, an officer arrives in an office unit along Pemimpin Drive in which they found eight men and seven women aged between 21 and 38 were allegedly drinking, smoking and singing in the unit. A 38-year-old man believed to be the operator of the unit and three men believed are looking out for the group. On March 1, 2021, police officer arrives at East Coast Road’s shophouse and found 12 men and seven women aged between 21 and 39 where allegedly drinking and singing in the unit.
On March 13, 2021, police found another gathering in an office unit along Jalan Bukit Merah with five men and six women aged between 20 and 38 which were allegedly drinking, smoking and singing in the unit. And on March 18, 2021, the police conducted another raid along Ubi Avenue on an office unit and found 18 men and 17 women aged between 22 and 58 where allegedly drinking and socialising there.
Through the process, four female Vietnamese national were arrested for suspected offence under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. Under the Public Entertainments Act and Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015, the offences of providing public entertainment and supplying liquor without a valid licence each carries a fine of up to S$20,000.
Under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the offence of employing a foreign employee without a valid work pass carries a fine of between S$5,000 to S$30,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both. Under the same Act, the offence of being in employment without a valid work pass carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine of up to S$20,000, or both.