SINGAPORE, Nov. 11 -- A 16-year-old is among 91 people being investigated by police for suspected links to unlicensed moneylending syndicates following a series of raids across Singapore, AsiaOne reported yesterday.

The suspects, aged between 16 and 77, were rounded up during an islandwide operation conducted from October 27 to 31 by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and Police land divisions.

According to AsiaOne, preliminary investigations revealed that 10 of those arrested had allegedly harassed debtors at their homes, while 29 others are believed to have helped the syndicates by performing ATM transfers.

The remaining 52 are suspected of facilitating the illegal lending business by opening bank accounts or handing...