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On Nov 19, 2025, Customs officers conducted an operation at an industrial building along Tagore Lane, where they observed two workers moving a consignment of liquor into a unit.<\/p>\n
The consignment was found to contain 4,044 bottles of duty-unpaid beer. The workers identified Tong as the person-in-charge, and he was arrested after arriving at the building later.<\/p>\n
During follow-up searches, Customs officers uncovered and seized an additional 31,016 bottles of duty-unpaid beer.<\/p>\n
“Investigations revealed that Han had conceived and orchestrated a scheme to import duty-unpaid beer from China into Singapore through false declarations,” said Customs.<\/p>\n
“To carry out the scheme locally, he used a Singapore-incorporated company and directed Tong to act on his instructions.”<\/p>\n
In August 2025, Han informed Tong of his plan to import the duty-unpaid beer from China for storage and sale in Singapore. The scheme was designed to evade duties on the beer, thereby increasing sale profits.<\/p>\n
Han instructed Tong to liaise with a freight forwarder in China to falsely declare the beer as non-dutiable items such as food items or industrial machinery.<\/p>\n
Han then purchased the beer in China, which was delivered to the freight forwarder and exported to WCI in Singapore under false declarations.<\/p>\n
Tong subsequently arranged for the imported duty-unpaid beer to be stored in WCI’s warehouse or storage units before it was delivered to WCI customers in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Those found guilty of buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, possessing or dealing in duty-unpaid liquor can be fined up to 20 times the amount of duty evaded. Offenders may also be jailed for up to 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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