The Singapore Customs issued a statement on Facebook saying that two men were arrested for dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes.
About $15,000 of suspected criminal proceeds were also seized by the authorities during an operation conducted near Jalan Gali Batu.
The two men, a 62-year-old Singaporean private hire driver, and an Indonesian believed to be 20-years-old were charged in court on 9 June.
Here is what Singapore Customs said
[Two men arrested for dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes, $15,000 suspected criminal proceeds seized]
On 7 Jun 2022, during an operation conducted in the vicinity of Jalan Gali Batu, Singapore Customs officers checked on a Singapore-registered vehicle and found 100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes. They arrested an Indonesian man, believed to be aged 20, and a 62-year-old Singaporean man who is a private hire driver, for dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes.
A total of 100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes, a Singapore-registered vehicle and suspected criminal proceeds amounting to $15,000 were seized.
Both men were charged in court on 9 Jun 2022.
