Singapore reports largest inland seizure of contraband cigarettes this year

Singapore Customs said Monday it had seized the largest inland haul of contraband cigarettes so far this year, with total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) involved amounting to over 1.87 million Singapore dollars (about 1.44 million U.S. dollars).
In two operations conducted on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, officers confiscated 17,279 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes along with a van, the agency said. One Singaporean man and three Indian nationals were arrested.
Court proceedings are ongoing for all four individuals.