SPF seizes $1 bil assets in form of GCBs, cars and property, in money laundering raid
The cops obtained details of likely illicit activities involving the use of suspected created documents utilized to substantiate the source of funds in Singapore funds.
Furthermore, greater than 35 relevant savings account were seized, with an overall projected balance of over $110 million for probes and to avoid moves of the presumed criminal profits.
If pronounced guilty, the offence of cash laundering for individuals under Section 54 of the CDSA 1992 is punishable with imprisonment for approximately one decade, or a fine of up to $500,000, or both.
The SPF states that twelve other people are assisting with investigations and also 8 other are already looked for, with assumed associations between themselves.
Ten immigrants have been apprehended by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) for alleged money laundering of an estimated value of $1 billion assets in the sort of good class bungalows (GCBs), high-end condos and also had luxury cars. This is according to a Facebook article by the SPF on Aug 16.
Likewise seized was around $23 million in money, more than 250 high-end bags including watches, more than 120 digital devices such as computers and cellphones, greater than 270 pieces of jewelry, two gold bars, as well as 11 files with information on virtual assets.
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After examination, they identified a group of overseas nationals suspected to be involved in laundering the proceeds of criminal activity from their foreign ordered unlawful act events consisting of shams along with on the internet gaming.
On Aug 15, over 400 police officers from 4 departments in the SPF carried out raids at multiple areas island-wide, resulting in the arrest of the ten people, aged 31 to 44.
Following the raid, restriction of disposal orders was issued against 94 properties as well as 50 motor vehicles, with an overall approximated value of greater than $815 million, along with multiple ornaments plus containers of booze and also wine.
