Singapore Customs Arrests 2 Chinese Nationals for Evading Duties on Cigarettes
Singapore Customs arrested two Chinese nationals and seized over 1,600 cartons of cigarettes in a Feb. 23 operation, the customs administration said. Customs officers noticed the two men transferring goods hidden in black trash bags from a truck to a…
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van. Suspecting the two men were "dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes," the officers moved in to find 1,636 cartons and 80 packets of cigarettes for which duties had not been paid. Singapore Customs said the duty and goods and services tax evaded were approximately $140,390 and $11,170, respectively (in Singapore dollars). "Court proceedings against both men are ongoing," Singapore Customs said.