A total of 4,480 cartons and 35,838 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized in operations conducted by Singapore Customs, said the agency in a Aug 12 media release. About $873,889 in duty and goods and services tax (GST) were evaded.
A total of 4,480 cartons and 35,838 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized in operations conducted by Singapore Customs , said the agency in a Aug 12 media release.On July 31, officers found duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among a consignment of glass blocks in a unit at an industrial building in Woodlands Avenue 12.
A 38-year-old Singaporean and three Indian nationals aged 26, 29, and 39 were arrested. A 49-year-old Singaporean, suspected to be the coordinator, was later arrested near his residence. A follow-up operation on Aug 5 at a warehouse in Jurong Port Road led to the discovery of another 2,240 cartons and 17,920 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among glass blocks.
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