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S’porean man, 62 & woman, 48, arrested for selling duty-unpaid cigarettes at Guillemard Road food stall
Duty-unpaid cigarettes were also allegedly sold at a void deck at Circuit Road.
May 08, 2026, 12:00 PM
A 62-year-old Singaporean man and a 48-year-old woman were arrested for allegedly peddling duty-unpaid cigarettes from their food stall.
The pair were arrested in an operation targeting peddlers of duty-unpaid cigarettes at Guillemard Road on Apr. 29, a Singapore Customs Facebook post revealed.
The duty-unpaid cigarettes were placed in the lower compartments of the food stall.
Another operation
In a separate operation on Apr. 23, two Singaporean men aged 68 and 70 were arrested for allegedly peddling duty-unpaid cigarettes at a void deck at Circuit Road.
Cigarettes and cash seized
Customs seized over 97 cartons and 498 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes, as well as S$875 cash suspected to be proceeds from sales.
The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$19,000.
Singapore Customs reminded members of the public that buying, selling, storing, or consuming duty-unpaid cigarettes is illegal and carries severe penalties.
Illegal activities can be reported at https://go.gov.sg/reportcustomsoffence.
