37 arrested this year for selling contraband cigarettes within HDB estates
There has been an increase in the number of offenders caught for storing contraband cigarettes in their flats and selling the cigarettes to other residents, according to customs authorities.
An increasing number of offenders have been caught for storing contraband cigarettes in their HDB flats and selling these duty-unpaid cigarettes to residents in the neighbourhood, customs authorities said on Tuesday (Oct 28).
In the first nine months of this year, 37 such offenders were arrested, Singapore Customs said, adding that it has since stepped up enforcement efforts to clamp down on such illegal activities.
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