41 cases of under declaring value of goods, evading tax and duties found at Singapore Cruise Centre


The total composition sum imposed was $12,105 and the total duty and GST recovered was $743.35. - PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM SINGAPORE CUSTOMS/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A man carrying gemstone rings and a woman found with gold jewellery were among the 41 cases caught during a five-day joint operation by the Singapore Customs and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

From Sept 4 to 8, the two authorities detected 36 cases involving duty-unpaid cigarettes and five cases involving goods subject to the goods and services tax (GST) at the Singapore Cruise Centre, said the Singapore Customs on Sept 27.

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