The Singapore Customs put out a media release earlier today saying that they have arrested 2 Singaporean men and seized 500 cartons of duty unpaid cigarettes.
The two men have also been charged in court earlier today with offences relating to about $73,430 of levies being evaded.
Here is the statement
Singapore Customs arrested two male Singaporeans, aged 41 and 60, and seized 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes.
Case information
Singapore Customs conducted an operation at an industrial building in the vicinity of Eunos Avenue 3 on 23 January 2022.
Officers kept watch of an industrial unit in the building that was suspected to be used for storing duty-unpaid cigarettes.
After two men were seen entering the unit, officers declared office and raided the unit. They found a total of 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes, packed in canvas bags, stored inside the unit.
The total duty and Goods and Services tax (GST) evaded amounted to $68,320 and $5,110 respectively. The two men were charged in court on 25 January 2022.
Buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the GST Act. Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and/or jailed for up to six years.
Members of public with information on smuggling activities or evasion of customs duty or GST can call the Singapore Customs hotline on 1800-2330000 or email [email protected] to report these illegal activities.
