SINGAPORE – Two men were arrested and more than 9,200 cans and bottles of contraband beer and liquor were seized in an enforcement operation by Singapore Customs on May 5.
Customs officers carried out checks that day at an industrial building in Bedok North Avenue 4 and uncovered “sophisticated concealment methods” involving non-alcoholic beverage packaging, Singapore Customs said in a statement on May 20.
The checks uncovered 13 pallets containing duty-unpaid beer and liquor hidden among cartons and packaging labelled as non-alcoholic drinks, it added.
A 25-year-old Malaysian man and a 38-year-old male Chinese national were arrested at the site. Three other individuals – a 30-year-old Malaysian woman, a 34-year-old Vietnamese man and a 41-year-old male Singapore permanent resident – are helping with investigations.
A total of 2,460 cans and 6,468 bottles of beer, along with 320 bottles of liquor, were seized, Singapore Customs said.
