Last year we posted warnings about multiple job offers from Facebook which sound extremely lucrative for just driving through customs into Singapore.

According to Singapore Customs, a man responded to these shady job ads and was arrested for smuggling contraband into Singapore.

Please do not be greedy and always take extra caution when accepting jobs from unknown sources.

Facebook Post By: Singapore Customs

A Singaporean man, Law Hwa Peng, was sentenced by the State Courts on 21 January 2019 to 20 weeks’ imprisonment for smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore. He had responded to a Facebook advertisement for drivers and was offered $400 for every trip to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes from Malaysia to Singapore. Law attempted to drive a car with 144 cartons and 1,143 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes loaded in various modified compartments into Singapore on 16 November 2018, but he was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

In another case, a Malaysian man, Ku Kai Chien, was sentenced by the State Courts on 9 July 2018 to six months’ imprisonment for smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore. He too had responded to a Facebook post advertising for drivers. Ku was engaged to drive his own van into Malaysia for the syndicate to load duty-unpaid cigarettes onto the vehicle. He was asked to drive the van back to Singapore and if he succeeded in smuggling the cigarettes, he would be paid $400. However, he was arrested at the Tuas Checkpoint on 21 March 2018. A total of 201 cartons and 790 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found concealed in various modified compartments of the van.

Law and Ku are among the 25 drivers who were caught in 2018 for smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore after they were lured by online advertisements for drivers.

Members of the public are strongly advised not to fall prey to such online advertisements. Singapore Customs will take firm actions against those who respond to these advertisements to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore.”

For more, read the media release: https://bit.ly/2GdWmQy

Source: Singapore Customs

http://157.245.156.92/jobs-on-facebook-asking-for-delivery-contraband-cigarettes/

Image Source: Singapore Police Force

A case of changing Singapore dollars to RMB turns out to be a case of cheating. The amount is big!

What do you guys think?

Police Media Release:

The Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for his involvement in a case of cheating.

On 3 February 2019 at about 6.10pm, the Police received a report from a victim that cash amounting to $260,000 had been stolen from a residential unit along Yio Chu Kang Road. 

Through investigation, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the suspect and arrested him at a hotel in the vicinity of Balestier on 4 February 2019, within 15 hours of the report lodged. Cash amounting to S$227,550 was seized as case exhibit.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have arranged a meet-up with the victim on the pretext of exchanging Renminbi to Singapore dollars. 

The man will be charged in court on 6 February 2019 with cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. If convicted, he may be punished with an imprisonment term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine. 

Source: Singapore Police Force

This time round I will mosaic the boy’s face. If it happens again I will have to reveal the face to create awareness. Today 7 Feb at around 3.45pm my niece checked into Ikea Tampines playroom. Note Ikea doesn’t allow adults to accompany kids inside. I watched from the window outside and saw this boy pinning my niece into the ball pool. She was screaming and crying for help. I knocked on the glass and the boy gave a smile. I tried to look for the Ikea staff but no one was there and I couldn’t access.

I raised my voice for help and finally, the Ikea staff appeared and pulled my niece out. By then she was crying badly. I requested to speak to the parents of this boy and the so-called Auntie (she claimed the boy is her nephew) took her own sweet time to come.

I then realized she was joined by this foreigner who has been standing outside the playroom since my niece was pinned down. So this guy did NOTHING. The so-called auntie told me the boy tends to play rough. I said by pinning a little girl into the ball pool until she can’t breathe is considered PLAYING rough? I asked them to get the boy out to apologize. But of them were unapologetic in my opinion but they still tried to get the boy to apologize. The boy refused and the foreigner said it is Ikea’s fault that they do not allow adults to accompany. Finally, the so-called auntie made the boy said sorry albeit very unwillingly so we let the matter rest. To the parents of this boy, if you are going to blame other people,

I don’t know if the foreigner is the father as he did not identify himself throughout the entire episode, pls be RESPONSIBLE and accountable for your own kid’s actions. Totally shameful. If it happens again, I will post the uncensored pic and we can pick it up should you think you are still right.

Hi everybody,this guys was creating lot of problems in east coast beach,teasing small girls(children) n picking fight with parents when they was asking abt it n also lay hands on the parents.

There was another 2 guys didn’t get to take photo cause they ran away after hitting the parents.This guys we made them to sit after we called the police but when the police arrive they ran away.

If anybody knows any them do call the police they r looking for them.

Dear Singapore Post, my item is last at your sorting centre. It is a registered item. I paid the extra so it is trackable and insured. It is EXPENSIVE and VERY IMPORTANT to me.

It is not a small item but it is a bulky item. I understand that it will usually take 1-3 days to be delivered to me once it reaches your sorting center. I know because i do online shopping alot. I called you guys regarding this and you guys told me that you guys are investigating. You guys called me and told me it is declared lost?

What nonsence is this??You guys have only one sorting center in Singapore and you guys can lose it? If its lost in transit, i might understand or if its a very small cheap parcel, i might understand too. But it is huge and bulky. What are you guys doing? HOW THE HELL CAN A HUGE ITEM BE LOST IN ONE SORTING CTR IN SINGAPORE? And then what? Sorry? I bare the cost? My seller have to refund? They have to compensate because its your fault?

This is NOT RIGHT! And i cant accept this. The item is already in Singpost sorting center. If anything, Singpost should be the one compensating me.

I will make this issue further. I am sure it is not only me, there more out there i am super sure of it. I wont keep quiet, i will take further actions by all means. Wake up your idea Singapore Post. THIS IS NOT FAIR. To whom it may concern, i would like you to know that this is not the end.

The Malaysian Police have arrested a total of seven men that was involved in a kidnapping incident of a Singaporean vegetable and fruits trader which occurred in South Johor.

The group was arrested after the family paid after the ransom demands of RM1 Million to the kidnappers. The Businessman was kidnapped on the 27th of Jan 2019 and was released on 1st of Feb 2019 after the family paid the ransom on the 31st of Jan 2019.

The police managed to recover some of the ransom money from the kidnappers along with weapons that were used in the kidnapping.

Singaporeans take note!

The Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 7-year-old Puteri Nurhalysha Emelda Binte Abdullah who was last seen at Blk 4 North Bridge Road on 1 February 2019 at about 3.30pm.

Puteri Nurhalysha Emelda Binte Abdullah was last seen wearing a light colour t-shirt and blue shorts.

Anyone with information is requested to call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.