Singapore: Police arrest 13 suspects for gang-related activities at funeral

The authorities say that they are trying to identify and arrest more suspects.

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Singapore police arrested 13 suspects, aged between 16 and 49, for their alleged involvement in gang-related activities. The police said in a press release on Saturday that they received information about the members of a secret society on June 4.

According to reports, the secret society gang had gathered at a funeral wake and procession at Block 483 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5. The group also allegedly chanted secret society-related slogans when they moved on to Mandai Crematorium.

The police rounded up the suspects between Jun 4 and 10. The authorities added that they are trying to identify and arrest more suspects. The investigations are going on.

If convicted of being a member of an unlawful society, one could be fined up to S$5,000, jailed a maximum of three years, or both.

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