SAF driver jailed 16 months for helping to smuggle cigarettes
SINGAPORE: One of three Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen charged for accepting bribes to help smuggle cigarettes out of a military base had been sentenced to 16 months' jail.
Ang Zi Heng, 22, pleaded guilty to one charge of corruptly accepting about 18 to 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes from a staff of the Indonesian Navy in exchange for transporting contraband cigarettes out of Changi Naval Base for sale to a Singapore syndicate.
Ang was the vehicle commander of a military minibus driven by Ee Jin Liang last August.
Some members of the Indonesian navy, who were here for a meeting, loaded cartons of contraband cigarettes onto the minibus that Ee and Ang were driving and directed the Singaporeans to drive to the carpark outside the naval base.
Ee and Ang made a total of five to six trips and they received contraband cigarettes with a street value of S$756 for helping with the smuggling.
The prosecution argued for a deterrent sentence as Ang had committed the offence in the course of his duties as a military driver and undermined the security of Changi Naval Base.
Ang, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency and claimed he did not communicate with the Indonesian staff due to a language barrier. Family members said Ang was a non-smoker and gave the contraband cigarettes away to others.
The two others involved in the case, Ee and Adrian Tan, will appear in court on March 13. If convicted, they could each be jailed up to five years and/or fined a maximum of S$100,000.
- TODAY/yt
this is bull. supplying a sydicate with contraband thats worth $756? thats only about 6 cartons.
6 cartons.. like that kena.. is worse than those who smuggle by the 1000s via causeway
what's the difference 1 carton also kenna caught 10 cartons also kenna caught. The problem is now will SAF take action against him when he's release from prison?
the story doesnt tally, which syndicate stocks up with 6 cartons?
duhz...
Whatever it was, this is a breach of national security and base protection. 16 months is way too short for the bugger.
that's right .... I would prefer that he be tied to the jetty pilings at low tide and left to drown slowly ... but then we aren't at war .....
Originally posted by skeujin:this is bull. supplying a sydicate with contraband thats worth $756? thats only about 6 cartons.
$756 worth of cigs is for reward only.Not the entire booty.
so what happened to the indonesians?come here for meeting become smuggling exercise.MINDEF keep quiet ar?
ya....read properly, the 700+ is their reward, not the entire stash
20 * 10 * 5 = 1000... maybe they receive lesser than 20 carton? Street value of such cig is only about 5 bucks.
Originally posted by Xcert:$756 worth of cigs is for reward only.Not the entire booty.
so what happened to the indonesians?come here for meeting become smuggling exercise.MINDEF keep quiet ar?
they accepted payment in the form of duty unpaid ciggys?
omg they r dumb n deserve to be caught...
they should asked themselves, who profit? if its worth the risk then its not so bad, but a few cart of cigs? Dumb!!