Man jailed nearly 2 years over chewing tobacco, evading $130k in duty and taxes for contraband cigarettes

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Man jailed nearly 2 years over chewing tobacco, evading $130k in duty and taxes for contraband cigarettes
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SINGAPORE - An Indian national was jailed for close to two years for, among other things, storing and dealing with contraband cigarettes, and evading nearly $130,000 in duties and taxes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - An Indian national was jailed for close to two years for, among other things, storing and dealing with contraband cigarettes, and evading nearly $130,000 in duties and taxes.

He also possessed 12,180 sachets of Khaini tobacco, a type of prohibited chewing tobacco, worth more than $24,000, which he intended to sell. A total of 10,680 sachets of the chewing tobacco and 13,130 packets of contraband cigarettes were found in the facility.Another 1,500 sachets of chewing tobacco and 1,000 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were also found in a car parked near the storage facility.

HSA and Customs reminded the public that importing, distributing, possessing for sale, selling or offering to sell emerging tobacco products are prohibited. These include shisha tobacco, smokeless tobacco, chewing tobacco such as Gutkha, Khaini, Zarda, vaporisers and their constituents.Possessing, buying and using emerging tobacco products is also not allowed here and those found guilty can be fined up to $2,000 for each offence.

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