{
  "id": 5581657,
  "title": "Man fined S$560,000 for evading duty on nearly 30,000 bottles of beer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/man-fined-s-560-000-for-evading-duty-on-nearly-30-000-bottles-of-beer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/customs-man-fined-evading-gst-beer-6363361"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Chinese national, Han Xiaoyang, has been fined S$560,000 for masterminding a scheme to evade duty and GST on imported beer in Singapore. He pleaded guilty to seven charges of fraudulent evasion of duty, involving the evasion of approximately S$60,127 on 28,236 bottles of duty-unpaid beer. Han did not pay the fine and will serve 164 days in jail in default. His accomplice, Tong Baobao, was sentenced to S$322,000 for his role in the scheme, serving 80 days in jail in default. Customs officers discovered the scheme when they intercepted a consignment of 4,044 bottles of duty-unpaid beer at an industrial building in September 2025.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Man fined S$560,000 for evading duty on nearly 30,000 bottles of beer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/man-fined-s-560-000-for-evading-duty-on-nearly-30-000-bottles-of-beer-5586265",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:19:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}