14 people arrested for distributing pirated movies and fake mobile
phones
By Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 24 April 2010 2042 hrs
SINGAPORE: 14 people have been arrested for distributing pirated
movies and fake mobile phones at Sim Lim Square.
This after police mounted simultaneous raids at nine locations in the
shopping complex on Friday.
Police seized MP3 players, media players and hard disks loaded with
pirated movies.
The items have a street value of about $160,000, and may have been
imported.
The suspects - aged between 21 and 34 - may be charged for copyright
infringement.
If guilty, they may be fined up to $100,000, and jailed for five years.
-CNA/jy