The operation started with a ride in a Police vehicle to our first target: a seemingly regular ME that catered to both men and women.
But appearances can be deceiving, and officers from Tanglin Division quickly uncovered the truth. The officers conducted preliminary investigations and established that the ME had allegedly engaged in vice-related activities. They then gathered the female suspects into a room for questioning. At the same time, other officers swiftly conducted a search of the premises to gather more evidence. As I entered the ME, I noticed a scent of lavender in the air and saw rooms which were equipped with portable showers.
The raid on the first ME was swift and successful β within minutes, five suspects had been arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities. Once the officers had concluded their search of the ME, it was closed and sealed, and the suspects were conveyed to the Police Station.
No sooner had the first raid been completed when the officers were on their way to the next target, an ME inside a shophouse. Inside the ME were large shower rooms with glass doors. The staff were also believed to be living in a makeshift dormitory within the ME. At the back of the shophouse, the afternoon sun shone through tinted windows into a messy kitchen; food was left unattended and dirty dishes lay in the sink.
An officer pointed out a flight of stairs that led to the second floor, which housed many other rooms with shower facilities. The officers rounded up seven female suspects who were alleged to have provided illegal vice activities and then brought them to the Police van. With two raids successfully completed, the officers proceeded back to Tanglin Division for a quick review and briefing on the final two raids of the day.
