17 arrested for allegedly smuggling 3,740 cartons of contraband cigarettes.
Seventeen men were arrested for allegedly smuggling more than 3,700 cartons of contraband cigarettes via Sungei Jurong last Saturday . In a joint statement yesterday, the police and Singapore Customs said the 14 Indonesians and three Singaporeans had evaded duty and goods and services tax (GST) totalling about $396,200 and $28,820 respectively. The men, aged between 22 and 48, had allegedly tried to smuggle a total of 3,740 cartons and 448 packets of contraband cigarettes. The contraband cigarettes, two foreign-registered supply vehicles and two Singapore-registered vehicles were seized. Singapore Customs is investigating the case.
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