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Illegal cigarette peddler jailed for 10 months 

Jump to full article: TODAYonline (sg), 2008-05-06

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For illegally peddling six packets of cigarettes on which duty has not been paid, a 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months in jail.

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The sentence, meted out on April 28, is the highest so far, given the quantity of the cigarettes involved, the Singapore Customs said yesterday.

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The convict, Tang Wah Hee, is a repeat offender and was therefore subject to the stiff punishment. . . .

Members of the public with information on the peddling of contraband cigarettes should contact the Singapore Customs hotline at 1800 233 0000 or email customs_intelligence@ customs.gov.sg.

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