According to the Police media release, three men ranging from the age of 28 and 44-years-old were arrested after a few hundred cartons of contraband cigarettes were found.
The Singapore Police Coast Guard checked a vessel that was registered in Singapore and ship was off the coast of Singapore at Temasek Fairway.
Statement by the Police:
“The total duty and Goods and Service Tax (GST) allegedly evaded was about $44,610 and $3,390 respectively,”
A total of 364 cartons of Cigarettes were found, according to the images it appears that the cigarettes that were found are Gudang Garam and Marlboro Reds.
If the three individuals are found guilty of illegally buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods they will be charged under under the Customs Act and the GST Act.
Those found guilty will have to pay a fine of up 40 times that evaded GST duty and/or even face a jail sentence/