Those found guilty of duty-unpaid offences can be jailed for 6 years and fined up to 40 times of duty and GST evaded. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean and a Chinese national were arrested last Friday for allegedly evading duty and Goods and Services Tax amounting to some $231,730.
During the Jalan Boon Lay operation, Singapore Customs officers saw the 47-year-old Singaporean man opening the side compartment of a van in a carpark with the 27-year-old Chinese national man standing next to it. Investigations revealed that the Singaporean had been allegedly engaged to collect duty-unpaid cigarettes from an industrial unit in Senang Crescent.
In a follow-up operation conducted at the industrial unit, another 1,450 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found by Singapore Customs officers.The duty and GST evaded by the two men amount to about $212,600 and $19,130, respectively. Court proceedings are ongoing.
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