Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore)

Criminal Investigation Department
Abbreviation	CID
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Singapore
Operations jurisdiction	Singapore
Governing body	Government of Singapore
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	Ministry of Home Affairs
Headquarters	Police Cantonment Complex
Elected officers responsible	K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs & Coordinating Minister for National Security Edwin Tong, 2nd Minister for Home Affairs
Agency executives	DCP Zhang Weihan, Director Criminal Investigation SAC Yeo Yee Chuan, 1 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation AC Fanny Koh, 2 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation AC Paul Tay, 3 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation
Parent agency	Singapore Police Force
Child agencies	Major Crime Division Specialised Crime Division

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is one of the many departments under the Singapore Police Force for premier investigation and staff authority for criminal investigation matters within the Singapore Police Force. ^[1]

It is led by the Director of CID and assisted by 3 Deputy Directors. CID has a staff of over 500 officers: Senior Investigation Officers, Investigation Officers, Police Officers and Civilian Officers.

Overview

The CID conducts inquiries into a variety of criminal offences in Singapore, and is empowered to make arrests. Recent high-profile investigations include the Murder of Muhammad Noor in 2014. ^[2] The present director is Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation & Intelligence) Zhang Weihan.

Structure

CID is led by a Director, currently DCP Zhang Weihan, and 3 Deputy Directors.

There are a total of 8 divisions in CID, with each division led by an assistant director, namely: ^[3]

1. Operations, Management & Planning Division
   • Operations Management Branch
   • Investigations Operations Coordination Centre
   • Prosecution Branch
2. Research, Planning & Organisational Development Division
3. Specialised Crime Division
   • Specialised Crime Branch ^[4]
   • Specialised Crime Policy Branch
   • Casino Crime Investigation Branch ^[5]
   • Intellectual Property Rights Branch ^{[6] [7]}
   • Secret Societies Branch
   • Unlicensed Moneylending Strikeforce ^{[8] [9]}
   • Organised Crime Branch
   • Financial Investigation Branch
4. Major Crime Division ^[10]
   • Special Investigation Section
   • Serious Sexual Crime Branch ^[11]
5. Cybercrime Division
   • Cybercrime Investigation Branch ^[12]
   • Digital Forensic Branch ^{[13] [14]}
   • Cybercrime Policy and Operations Branch
6. Investigation Development & Systems Division
   • Criminal Records Office
   • Liaison & Training Branch
   • Operations Planning Branch
7. Investigation Support & Services Division
   • Specialised Interview Branch
   • Corporate Services Branch
   • Manpower Branch
   • Service Quality Branch
8. CID Intelligence Division
   • Field Intelligence Branch
   • Intelligence Analysis Branch
   • Criminal Law & Intelligence Processing Branch
9. Forensics Division
   • Forensics Management Branch ^[15]

In popular culture

In 2006, a police procedural series, C.I.D. was produced by Mediacorp, starring Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Apple Hong, Jeanette Aw, Ong Ai Leng, Brandon Wong and Zhang Yaodong.

This was followed with a collaboration between the CID and Mediacorp in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Unriddle C.L.I.F. and Unriddle 2 , another police procedural series, in which the C.L.I.F. series lead to four sequels, C.L.I.F. 2, C.L.I.F. 3 , C.L.I.F. 4 and C.L.I.F. 5 .

See also

• Crime in Singapore

References

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2. "Shane Todd inquiry: Seven witnesses lined up for day two of hearing into researcher's death". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. "Singapore Government Directory - Singapore Police Force Criminal Investigation Department" . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
4. Fang, Joy (3 November 2014). "Human-trafficking law will make police work 'more clear-cut'" . Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. Neo, Chai Chin (27 July 2013). "Public servants may face tighter rules on casino visits". MediaCorp Press Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
6. "Kembangan Plaza shop suspected of selling computers with counterfeit software raided". 18 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
7. Philomin, Laura (19 November 2014). "Be wary of unintentionally buying counterfeit software, says Microsoft" . Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. "Man nabbed for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment cases". 9 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
9. "11 kissed for suspected involvement in unlicensed moneylending syndicate". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
10. Lee, Amanda (16 January 2014). "Speed of swoop caught alleged kidnappers off guard, say police". MediaCorp Press Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
11. "Spotted: Joanne Peh in uniform". 19 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
12. Sim, Walter. "Police arrest 34-year-old man for making a false bomb threat" . Retrieved 13 January 2015.
13. Khan, Safhras (3 September 2013). "Match-fixing trial to resume in October" . Retrieved 13 January 2015.
14. "State: Shane Todd's laptop could not have been accessed remotely after his death" . Retrieved 13 January 2015.
15. "'Sufficient forensic evidence' to link senior police officer to double murders". 14 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.