S$1.9mil seized, 25 arrested in Singapore's anti-scam blitz by police and banks


Five women and 20 men aged between 18 and 40 were arrested during raids by the police. - Photo: Singapore Police

SINGAPORE: Twenty-five people were arrested, and another 65 are under investigation, after an islandwide anti-scam operation by the police and local banks, which ran from mid-February to early March.

Around S$1.9 million of suspected scam profits was also seized in the blitz, which targeted those involved in government official impersonation, investment, and job scams, the police said in a press statement on Saturday (March 22).

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