RESULT OF Large Amount Of FT Allow in by Garmen

[Puffer_fish]

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Feb 10, 2009

Jailed for contraband tobacco

By Elena Chong

 

A CHINA national was jailed for 23 months on Tuesday for having contraband tobacco and medicinal products.

 

Huang Kexin, 63, pleaded guilty to having 270 kg of duty unpaid tobacco and not paying Goods and Services Tax of $6,800 on the 150 packages found in a rented room in Lorong 16 Geylang on Jan 16.

 

The unpaid duty amounted to $95,040.

 

He also admitted to possessing for retail sale African Black Ant capsules and Power 1 Singapore tablets containing controlled substances.

 

A district court heard that a team of Health Sciences Authority and police officers raided his room and seized a variety of medicines and tobacco.

 

The green tobacco packages were labelled as Chinese tea.

 

Huang told investigators that he had bought the tobacco two days earlier from an unknown China national at $14 a package and had intended to resell them at $20.

 

The medicinal products he had in his possession could only be sold in a registered pharmacy or under the supervision of a pharmacist.

 

Under the Customs Act, he could have been fined up to 20 times the amount of customs duty or tax evaded or $10,000, whichever is greater, and/or jailed for up to three years.

 

Huang could have been fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to two years on each of the Medicines Act charges.

 

 

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[Newbie_driver]

  On 2/10/2009 at 6:05 AM, Puffer_fish said:

Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story

Feb 10, 2009

Jailed for contraband tobacco

By Elena Chong

 

A CHINA national was jailed for 23 months on Tuesday for having contraband tobacco and medicinal products.

 

Huang Kexin, 63, pleaded guilty to having 270 kg of duty unpaid tobacco and not paying Goods and Services Tax of $6,800 on the 150 packages found in a rented room in Lorong 16 Geylang on Jan 16.

 

The unpaid duty amounted to $95,040.

 

He also admitted to possessing for retail sale African Black Ant capsules and Power 1 Singapore tablets containing controlled substances.

 

A district court heard that a team of Health Sciences Authority and police officers raided his room and seized a variety of medicines and tobacco.

 

The green tobacco packages were labelled as Chinese tea.

 

Huang told investigators that he had bought the tobacco two days earlier from an unknown China national at $14 a package and had intended to resell them at $20.

 

The medicinal products he had in his possession could only be sold in a registered pharmacy or under the supervision of a pharmacist.

 

Under the Customs Act, he could have been fined up to 20 times the amount of customs duty or tax evaded or $10,000, whichever is greater, and/or jailed for up to three years.

 

Huang could have been fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to two years on each of the Medicines Act charges.

 

 

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what has this story got to do with large FT coming in

 

[Puffer_fish]

sorry my intention was to meant that the FT policy of allowing any tom Di Ck and harry to come in and find work even when the guy is 62 YEARS OLD dont seems logical,

[Strife]

At 62 i dont think any employers would want him. He probably enter through social visit pass. Almost anybody can enter through social visit pass. Now you dont screen tourists with age limit, education background among other criterias, do you?

[Puffer_fish]

but how he get rented room, know the contacts for buying stocks and how he have customers contact, that is what puzzles me

[David]

  On 2/10/2009 at 6:38 AM, Puffer_fish said:

sorry my intention was to meant that the FT policy of allowing any tom Di Ck and harry to come in and find work even when the guy is 62 YEARS OLD dont seems logical,

 

Then what's your view about locals who commit the same offence?

 

[Unic]

FT lao pei?

[Puffer_fish]

for local who committed the same thing, i still think they should be punish like all whom committed any offense. my beef is those who come here to just committed illegal dealings . selling fake Viagra and cigarettes. dont think i like my tax money to feed him and house him for the next 23 months .

 

just my take

[Strife]

Many possibilities but it is highly unlikely that he is on work permit. No lack of young men from PRC.

 

Anyway, we will never know unless the media reveals more.

 

Foreign workers are neccessary, otherwise where do we get our HDBs, IRs, Circle Line etc. The need simply outweight the accompanying social ills by ALOT.

[Puffer_fish]

ya i know, lan lan. what to do, every where i turn to from the cleaners whom clean , my place and at times steal my shoes , to the china man/woman who can speak and listen properly at macdonalds , to the crappy food at selected food stalls at food court. seems to be surrounded by them

[Alechi]

easily came as tourist lah

[Newbie_driver]

  On 2/10/2009 at 7:12 AM, Puffer_fish said:

but how he get rented room, know the contacts for buying stocks and how he have customers contact, that is what puzzles me

 

maybe the room refer to those motel at geylang.....