SINGAPORE, Oct 10 — Two men, aged 35 and 39, were yesterday arrested for alleged criminal trespass after they allegedly entered the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix (SGP) event area without valid tickets.

Police said in a statement this morning that they received a report that a man had been detained by SGP staff within the event area along Temasek Boulevard at about 3pm yesterday.

Preliminary investigations later showed that two men — who are acquainted — had attempted to enter the event area along Temasek Avenue at about 1.45pm without valid tickets.

The 35-year-old man was denied entry at the entrance after his ticket was found to be invalid, while the 39-year-old man managed to enter the event area despite holding an invalid ticket.