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The court also took into consideration 16 other charges during the two men\u2019s sentencing, comprising six charges for fraudulent evasion of duty and 10 charges of fraudulent evasion of GST. (Pexels pic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Singapore\u2019s state court on Tuesday fined two men S$3.35 million (about RM10.7 million) each for importing more than 4.5 million litres of diesel from Malaysia without the required declarations, thereby evading customs duty and goods and services tax (GST).<\/p><\/div>\n

Singapore customs said the two Singaporeans, Chua E Hong, 51, and Ng Leok Kwee, 48, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraudulent evasion of duty under the Customs Act.<\/p>\n

The charges involved the importation of 4,527,099 litres of automotive diesel oil between April and December 2024, with about S$905,419 in duty evaded.<\/p>\n

The court also took into consideration 16 other charges during the two men\u2019s sentencing, comprising six charges for fraudulent evasion of duty and 10 charges of fraudulent evasion of GST.<\/p>\n

The total duty and GST evaded by the two men amounted to about S$2,500,205, Singapore Customs said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to customs, the pair devised a scheme to source cheaper diesel from Malaysia and import it into Singapore without declaring the imports or obtaining the required cargo clearance permits.<\/p>\n

It said the diesel was subsequently sold to customers in Singapore to increase the profits of CNC Petroleum Pte Ltd, of which Chua was the managing director and Ng was the executive director.<\/p>\n

\u201cActing on information received, Singapore customs investigated and uncovered the scheme to import diesel into Singapore without the required declarations and permits.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the scheme, CNC purchased the diesel from suppliers\u2019 terminals in Pengerang, Johor,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Singapore customs said a vessel collected the diesel and transported it into Singapore\u2019s territorial waters, where it was transferred at Selat Pauh Petroleum Anchorage to two smaller vessels on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe diesel was subsequently transported to Penjuru Terminal and transferred to tanker trucks for distribution to customers in Singapore.<\/p>\n

\u201cNg coordinated the scheduling of the vessels and tanker trucks, as well as the collection and transfer of the diesel,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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