An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
SINGAPORE — Five Chinese work-permit holders, who were involved in the distribution of contraband cigarettes, were arrested during a raid in Opera Estate last Saturday.
Singapore Customs officers seized a total of 394 cartons and 35 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes worth more than S$42,300 during the raid, with duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded in excess of S$33,800, the agency said yesterday.
Following a tip-off, Customs officers arrested Miao Wei, 39, Xu Renfeng, 29, and Wang Guangzhen, 26, at a terrace house at Ernani Street on Saturday. Wang had rented a room in the terrace house and the other two men were delivering the contraband cigarettes to him via a company bus driven by Miao.
Another two tenants — Guo Peiying, 26, and Shi Zhenyuan, 24 — were also arrested. The two men had a total of 53 cartons and 18 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes in their rooms, Singapore Customs said in its statement.
The officers also raided another terrace house at Aida Street, where Xu was renting a room, and recovered 60 cartons and five packets of contraband cigarettes.
Investigations established that Wang ordered the contraband cigarettes from Xu, who then recruited Miao to deliver them. Wang had wanted to sell the cigarettes at a profit.
Guo was sentenced to four months in jail, while Shi was fined S$5,800 for their involvement in contraband cigarette activities. Court proceedings for the other three men are ongoing.
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06-06-2014, 05:50 PM
How come even rich landed property owners rent rooms to PRC Tiongs?
