Eight people were arrested after police made a teatime swoop to break up an illegal gambling syndicate.

The seven men and one woman — aged between 19 and 60 — were surprised in the 6pm raid on an apartment in Wadihana, Singapore.

Part-timers

Officers confiscated books and records of football, horse racing and public lottery betting as well as laptops, desktop computers, a fax machine, calculators, handphones and telephones.

Singapore cops said the syndicate was believed to have been in operation for the past year, with estimated takings of £23,000 a day, three times a week.