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Singapore Sees 40% Fall In Supply Of Illegal Cigarettes 

Singapore Customs’ Annual Enforcement Results 2009: Steady Improvement In Contraband Cigarettes Situation.
Jump to full article: The Gov Monitor, 2010-01-25
Author: Source: Government of Singapore

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Fall in supply of illegal cigarettes by almost 40%.

Singapore Customs’ (SC) annual enforcement results for 2009 have seen steady improvement in the contraband cigarette situation.

This is the result of Customs’ stepped-up enforcement action against smuggling, peddling and buying of duty-unpaid cigarettes over the past few years. SC’s public education programmes and close collaborations with its law enforcement partners have also further curtailed cigarette smuggling activities, as well as other Customs offences such as evasion of duties on motor vehicles and liquors.

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