2 Men Arrested in Singapore for Evading Duties on 500 Cigarette Cartons
Singapore Customs arrested two Singaporean nationals Jan. 23 following a raid that discovered a total of 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes, the customs agency said. Customs officers conducted the operation in an industrial building around Eunos Avenue 3 after keeping…
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watch on a unit in the building "that was suspected to be used for storing duty-unpaid cigarettes." The total amount of Goods and Services tax evaded by the two men totaled $68,320 and $5,100 (in Singapore dollars), respectively. The pair were charged in court on Jan. 25, Singapore Customs said.