Gangsterism
Fewer detained but it's still there
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An individual being detained during a two-week islandwide operation from Dec 21 to Jan 3, in which a total of 151 people were arrested. A police spokesman said that the number of arrests last year was significantly lower due to Covid-19 movement restrictions.
PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
There was a spate of rioting cases last December, and 151 people were recently arrested for alleged links to unlawful societies. Police figures show that while the arrest numbers have declined, gangsterism is still a problem here, with about 700 nabbed each year in 2018 and 2019.
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