How unfortunate to live where the laws are so strict. I recall the [link], though not what the penalties are. I assume the penalties on smuggling are severe.
Scroll down to the very bottom of any page. I do mean the very bottom. There is a search box. Just put Singapore in it and hit enter, or click the search button.
yeah who can forget the infamous ban?
hmmm haven't heard of any cases about chewing gum. I did try to sumggle them through malaysia before, got caught and got the gums confiscated. The customs took down our names and particulars and let us leave that's all. They aren't that tough on chewing gum compared to cigs though.
i've seen news reports on cigarette smuggling and ppl were fined heavily or jailed but that's massive smuggling like cartons or even truckloads. it can't be helped since there was a massive increase in cigarette prices, i remember it used to cost just S$5 (US$3.40) per pack 15 yrs ago but now it's about S$11 (US$7.40) per pack. Bulk of it are duties and taxes since our neighboring countries like malaysia and thailand are still selling cigarettes at the price we were selling 15 yrs ago! their claim on the massive price hike? - the high price will deter ppl from smoking.
they claim that the ban on e-cig is because they do not want ppl who are not hooked on cigs to become interested in cigarettes and eventually progress to smoking after trying out the e-cig, i think this a a total crap coming out from the bull's ..... my guess is as good as anybody else's - they are just worried about the cigarettes revenue upon implementation of the e-cig!
if they are really concerned about smoker's health, they'd promote quit smoking by making quit smoking aids more readily available but instead what i see is more cigarette brands coming up and price hike. Nicotine gum not readily available and e-cigs illegal.
Sorry to rant about my .... country, i just couldn't help it
