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5 arrested for buying duty-unpaid cigarettes from online sellers - CNA

SINGAPORE: Five people have been arrested for buying duty-unpaid cigarettes from online sellers, said Singapore Customs on Monday (Dec 28). The two Malaysians and three Chinese nationals were arrested for possession of duty-unpaid cigarettes in a two-week operation beginning Dec 9. A total of 38 cartons and 74 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized in the operation, Singapore Customs said in the Facebook post."Following the arrests of several online peddlers, Singapore Customs officers swiftly mounted follow-up operations ... on their buyers," it said. One of the online buyers arrested for possession and storing of duty-unpaid cigarettes at his workplace locker. (Photo: Facebook/Singa... [Read more]

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