5 arrested, more than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by Singapore Customs
SINGAPORE – More than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers who observed activity at the loading and unloading bay of an industrial building in Woodlands Industrial Park. Four men – three Singaporeans and a Malaysian – as well as one Malaysian woman, all between 21 and 54 years old, were... » read more
2 men arrested by S’pore Customs, 673 bottles of contraband liquor seized
SINGAPORE – Two Chinese nationals were arrested by Singapore Customs, following an operation on Aug 6 that seized more than 670 bottles and 30 jerry cans of illegally produced liquor. That morning, officers inspected a Singapore-registered car at a carpark near Bedok North Street 2 and found 60 bottles of contraband alcohol in the car boot,... » read more
Man who smuggled cigarettes and hid them in excavator arms jailed 39 months, fined $16m
SINGAPORE – A man who repeatedly dealt with duty-unpaid cigarettes has been jailed 39 months and fined $16 million, and will serve an additional 25 months and a day of jail as he did not pay the fine. Singaporean Loh Hu Seong, 58, was found to have worked with a Malaysian man in 2018 to... » read more
No. 1 in Fujian! RMB 880 Million of Import and Export of Agricultural and Fishery Products at Pingtan Port in 2020
On February 9, according to Pingtan Customs, the import and export value of aquatic products, fruits and other agricultural and fishery products in Pingtan in 2020 reached RMB 880 million, ranking the first in Fujian, with a year-on-year growth of 31.52%. In May 2019, the Experimental Area formulated the Measures on Encouraging the Import of... » read more
10 arrested, over 2,600 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in Singapore Customs operations
SINGAPORE – Eight men and two women were arrested for various offences involving duty-unpaid cigarettes, said Singapore Customs on Friday (Oct 16). The ten are aged between 23 and 69. They were arrested during seven separate operations across the island over a five-day period, from Oct 5 to Oct 9. More than 2,600 cartons of... » read more