4 men detained over gambling in Kg Ayer
Officers from the Gambling and Anti-Vice Unit of the Criminal Investigation
Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, acting on a tip off, conducted an
inspection at a house in Kg Ayer where they detained four local men on
suspicion of involvement in gambling activities. Police confiscated
notebooks believed to be used to record 4-digit lottery debts, three mobile
phones and over B$4,000 in cash believed to be the money collected from the
4-digit lottery operation. Under the Common Gaming House Act, the suspects
could be fined $5,000 and imprisoned for 12 months. Meanwhile, on Sunday
night, the Gambling and Anti-Vice Unit raided a room at a hotel in the
capital where they found a female foreign national in a compromising
situation with a man, believed to be her client. Officers also found on her
$150 believed to be proceeds from prostitution.
Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, acting on a tip off, conducted an
inspection at a house in Kg Ayer where they detained four local men on
suspicion of involvement in gambling activities. Police confiscated
notebooks believed to be used to record 4-digit lottery debts, three mobile
phones and over B$4,000 in cash believed to be the money collected from the
4-digit lottery operation. Under the Common Gaming House Act, the suspects
could be fined $5,000 and imprisoned for 12 months. Meanwhile, on Sunday
night, the Gambling and Anti-Vice Unit raided a room at a hotel in the
capital where they found a female foreign national in a compromising
situation with a man, believed to be her client. Officers also found on her
$150 believed to be proceeds from prostitution.
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