Singapore Police dismantles a criminal network facilitating illegal online gambling, arresting 9 suspects and freezing over S$39,000 across nine corporate bank accounts linked to 6 shell companies

The arrests formed part of a wider crackdown on illegal gambling ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during which police also blocked over 600 illegal gambling websites, apps and social media accounts and prevented 6,900 banking transactions linked to illegal betting, worth more than S$600,000. The suspects are being investigated for offences including facilitating illegal gambling and the misuse of corporate…