Two men fined more than S$1mil each for skirting duties on 15,820 bottles of alcohol


Some of the missing liquor was found when Customs officers raided TWI’s warehouse.

SINGAPORE: Two men schemed to avoid the payment of duties on alcohol meant for export by removing some bottles from shipping containers and replacing them with cheaper beer.

Jake Lam, 59, director of a local alcohol retailer and warehouse operator, came up with the plan to hide bottles of liquor that were meant for export in his Jurong warehouse.

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