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Three arrested for illegally supplying liquor; 36 under probe for not complying with safe distancing rules
In a statement yesterday, the police said they arrested three men, aged between 24 and 37, for supplying liquor without a licence.

The men are believed to be operators of the outlets in Selegie Road and Tagore Lane.

The other 36 people - 16 men and 20 women - are being investigated for not complying with safe distancing rules.

They are aged between 20 and 38.

During the operation on Saturday, the police seized karaoke equipment, liquor bottles and beer cans from the outlets.

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Officers checked a total of 281 people in the islandwide anti-crime operation and arrested 29 women for offences under the Women's Charter, the Immigration Act and the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.

Of these women, 10 are to be deported after they were found to be hostesses.

Of the 27 outlets, 11 were also found to have likely breached safe management measures.

In another operation, the police arrested 20 women of various nationalities for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities within three pivoted KTVs in South Bridge Road, Selegie Road and Geylang Road.

The three KTVs are also being investigated for breaches of safe management measures.

Mr Joseph Ong, president of the Singapore Nightlife Business Association, told The Straits Times that the recent arrests show that there are still many illegal operators who have disguised themselves with legitimate frontages.

He said: "The nightlife business industry has been badly affected by these illegal operators, and people mistakenly associate them with legitimate nightlife businesses because they operate mainly at night.

"The authorities should take a very firm stance against all of these bad actors and not allow them to operate in any shape or form," he said.

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