Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Home briefs: Cigarette smuggling attempt foiled

September 8, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

A 42-year-old Malaysian man’s attempt to smuggle into Singapore 4,050 boxes of contraband cigarettes and 150 bundles of tobacco in a container truck was stopped at the Tuas Checkpoint on Saturday. The total duty and goods and services tax due on the items amounted to $419,000, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said yesterday.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/home-briefs-cigarette-smuggling-attempt-foiled

Prev
Next

Related Posts

Customs seize smuggled cigarettes, alcohol worth over RM1.6mil
December 26, 2024

TEMERLOH: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) successfully dismantled...

Fake Samsung Galaxy S III Mini available in China for $65
March 9, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is the latest device to get its clone with Neo now...

Cigarette Smuggling vs. Tobacco Taxes: Which Is Worse?
April 13, 2015

Rampant cigarette smuggling isn't the problem in New York--"sky-high" tobacco...

Illicit Tobacco Taskforce nabs over 600,000 cigarettes in one week.
October 1, 2019

The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce continues to detect and seize shipments of black...