Three NSmen charged with accepting bribes in return for smuggling contraband cigarett

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Three NSmen charged with accepting bribes in return for smuggling contraband cigarettes
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 February 2009 1959 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Three full-time National Servicemen have been charged with corruption.

Ang Zi Heng, Adrian Tan and Ee Jin Liang allegedly accepted bribes in return for helping Indonesian Navy personnel smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore last year.

The three were Singapore Armed Forces drivers attached to the Tuas Naval Base.

Between April and December last year, the three were said to have transported illegal cigarettes out of the Tuas Naval Base and Changi Naval Base.

In exchange, they received contraband cigarettes as payment from the Indonesian Navy staff.

Ang faces one charge, while Tan has been slapped with two.

Ee faces six charges in total, including instigating a colleague to clear his locker of contraband cigarettes, to avoid getting caught.

They have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the Penal Code.

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3 soldiers on graft charges
By Carolyn Quek

Ee Jin Liang (centre), Adrian Tan (left), and Ang Zi Heng (far left) could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

THREE soldiers were charged on Thursday with accepting bribes to help members of the Indonesian navy smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore.
Ee Jin Liang, 22, Adrian Tan, 23, and Ang Zi Heng, 22, were then full-time national service men with the Singapore Armed Forces, attached to the Tuas Naval Base as drivers.

In return for transporting the illegal cigarettes, the trio received varying quantities of contraband cigarettes, and in Ee's case, a chest of tea too, Ee, faces the most number of charges, including five for corruption.

He had allegedly on five occasions from June to December last year accepted gratification of mainly contraband cigarettes. He is believed to have accepted 10 packets of contraband cigarettes from an unknown Indonesian Naval staff on the first occasion in June.

By the fourth occasion, he is believed to have accepted 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes. Tan and Ang face two and one corruption charges each respectively.

Tan is believed to have received four packets of cigarettes on two occasions last April and June. Meanwhile, Ang is believed accepted 18 to 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes - together with Ee - on one occasion in August.

The men face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge.

 

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FTrash: Lucky got high-paying cushy jobs, so donch need to resort to such tricks for ciggies! *hee*hee*

 

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SAF driver jailed 16 months for helping to smuggle cigarettes
By Leong Wee Keat, TODAY | Posted: 03 March 2009 2042 hrs

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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 in 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.

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March 3, 2009
SAF driver jailed for graft
By Carolyn Quek

On Tuesday, full-time national serviceman Ang Zi Heng, 22, was jailed for 16 months for accepting 16 to 18 cartons of illegal cigarettes in return for helping some members of the Indonesian navy smuggle the contraband. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

HE used a military vehicle as the perfect cover for his illicit operations, smuggling contraband cigarettes out of the Changi Naval Base last August.
On Tuesday, full-time national serviceman Ang Zi Heng, 22, was jailed for 16 months for accepting 16 to 18 cartons of illegal cigarettes in return for helping some members of the Indonesian navy smuggle the contraband.

The prosecution pressed the court for a deterrent sentence.

Ang is the first of three military drivers charged with graft last week to be dealt with.

Ang, together with Ee Jin Liang - who faces 10 charges - were the assigned drivers when the Indonesian Navy arrived at the Changi Naval Base last August.

Ang was the vehicle commander.

On the second night, some members of the Indonesian Navy loaded cartons into the minibus that Ee and Ang were driving.

Ee and Ang were then directed to drive the minibus to the carpark outside the naval base.

Once outside the naval base, the cartons were loaded onto lorries.

A total of five to six trips were made by both, or either one of them.

A black trash bag with 18 to 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes were then given to Ee and Ang, in return for their help.

 

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HELPING FOREIGN NAVY STAFF SMUGGLE ILLEGAL CIGS
Ex-army driver jailed
Judge imposes deterrent sentence as security at naval base was breached
By Khushwant Singh

Ee, who was a lance corporal, pleaded guilty last week and has been in military detention since his arrest. -- ST FILE PHOTO

A FORMER full-time national serviceman, who helped foreign navy personnel smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes out of Changi Naval Base, was given a stiff jail term on Wednesday. Ee Jin Liang, 23, who was a lance corporal and military driver, appeared stunned after a judge meted out a prison sentence of four years and five months.

Explaining the tough sentence given to the first-time offender, Senior District Judge Tan Siong Thye said a deterrent sentence was clearly called for as Ee had assisted foreign personnel to circumvent the security precautions at a military installation on five occasions.

He said: 'If not deterred, some other national serviceman could be bribed to look the other way...We can ill-afford such security compromise in today's context, as terrorism is very real and terrorists will exploit security lapses and cause massive public mayhem and destruction of human lives and property.'

The judge also pointed out that the amount of contraband involved was one of the highest to come before the courts: The excise duty and goods and services tax unpaid on the cigarettes exceeded $3 million.

Besides Ee, who pleaded guilty last week and has been in military detention since his arrest, two other former military drivers were also involved: Ang Zi Heng, 22, who was a lance corporal, was jailed for a year and four months in March on one count of corruption; and Adrian Tan, 23, who was also a lance corporal, is awaiting trial.

During Ee's trial last week, the court heard that meetings between representatives of the Singapore and Indonesian navies are held every month, with the two navies taking turns to host these meetings. When meetings are held at Changi Naval Base, drivers like Ee are assigned to ferry the Indonesians.

In August last year, an Indonesian officer asked Ee if it was safe to take contraband cigarettes out of the base. Ee replied that he did not know, but allowed the Indonesians to load the cigarettes onto the minibus that he and Ang took turns to drive.

The pair went on to make five or six trips to a carpark outside the base, where the contraband was loaded onto lorries. For their work, Ee and Ang were given 20 cartons of cigarettes.

Two months later, Ee repeated the favour. As the minibus was too small, he obtained a larger vehicle and made three trips to transport the contraband out of the base. That time, he received a chest of tea in addition to 20 cartons of cigarettes.

The smuggling operation went up in smoke last December, when Customs officers intercepted two lorries loaded with the smuggled cigarettes and caught Ee while his vehicle was being loaded with contraband at the wharf. Investigations revealed that the Indonesians were in cahoots with a syndicate that sold the cigarettes here.

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WTF the system trying to prove ? Not every family is wealthy.
Their sons need to supplement their stupid NS pay to help out in family.

I hope the Lee Family face a trial for ignoring this case !

 

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WTF the system trying to prove ? Not every family is wealthy.
Their sons need to supplement their stupid NS pay to help out in family.

I hope the Lee Family face a trial for ignoring this case !

What are U talking about. Those 3 dumbfucks were getting payments in Cigerattes not money. If they were so poor they should have gotten payment in money instead. Obviously these 3 are just cheapos who wanted free ciggies. They could have at least use their brains and ask for money instead.

 

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And the officer not charged for not informing his men this is wrong? Charge the CO!

 

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wow they are in so deep shit.
they will spend much time in DB
and will probably have little future in singapore, his parent should start preparation to immigrate.

 

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can imagine this bullface blockhead's stunned face...4.5 yrs for something he thought was for fun....

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HELPING FOREIGN NAVY STAFF SMUGGLE ILLEGAL CIGS
Ex-army driver jailed
Judge imposes deterrent sentence as security at naval base was breached
By Khushwant Singh

Ee, who was a lance corporal, pleaded guilty last week and has been in military detention since his arrest. -- ST FILE PHOTO

A FORMER full-time national serviceman, who helped foreign navy personnel smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes out of Changi Naval Base, was given a stiff jail term on Wednesday. Ee Jin Liang, 23, who was a lance corporal and military driver, appeared stunned after a judge meted out a prison sentence of four years and five months.

Explaining the tough sentence given to the first-time offender, Senior District Judge Tan Siong Thye said a deterrent sentence was clearly called for as Ee had assisted foreign personnel to circumvent the security precautions at a military installation on five occasions.

He said: 'If not deterred, some other national serviceman could be bribed to look the other way...We can ill-afford such security compromise in today's context, as terrorism is very real and terrorists will exploit security lapses and cause massive public mayhem and destruction of human lives and property.'

The judge also pointed out that the amount of contraband involved was one of the highest to come before the courts: The excise duty and goods and services tax unpaid on the cigarettes exceeded $3 million.

Besides Ee, who pleaded guilty last week and has been in military detention since his arrest, two other former military drivers were also involved: Ang Zi Heng, 22, who was a lance corporal, was jailed for a year and four months in March on one count of corruption; and Adrian Tan, 23, who was also a lance corporal, is awaiting trial.

During Ee's trial last week, the court heard that meetings between representatives of the Singapore and Indonesian navies are held every month, with the two navies taking turns to host these meetings. When meetings are held at Changi Naval Base, drivers like Ee are assigned to ferry the Indonesians.

In August last year, an Indonesian officer asked Ee if it was safe to take contraband cigarettes out of the base. Ee replied that he did not know, but allowed the Indonesians to load the cigarettes onto the minibus that he and Ang took turns to drive.

The pair went on to make five or six trips to a carpark outside the base, where the contraband was loaded onto lorries. For their work, Ee and Ang were given 20 cartons of cigarettes.

Two months later, Ee repeated the favour. As the minibus was too small, he obtained a larger vehicle and made three trips to transport the contraband out of the base. That time, he received a chest of tea in addition to 20 cartons of cigarettes.

The smuggling operation went up in smoke last December, when Customs officers intercepted two lorries loaded with the smuggled cigarettes and caught Ee while his vehicle was being loaded with contraband at the wharf. Investigations revealed that the Indonesians were in cahoots with a syndicate that sold the cigarettes here.

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cheap a few pack of cigarette, go to DB for years.
MP cheap the country of millions , more good years.
HC cheap the country of billions, more good years.

 

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B]Jan 13, 2010
Ex-NSman jailed for graft
By Elena Chong

A FORMER full-time national serviceman, who helped foreign navy personnel smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes out of two naval bases, was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Wednesday.
But Adrian Tan, 24, was offered bail of $30,000 pending his appeal.
The former lance-corporal was convicted earlier by District Judge Eddy Tham of two graft charges after a trial.
Tan was found guilty of corruptly accepting a packet of contraband cigarettes from an unknown Indonesian naval staff as an inducement to help some Indonesian naval people transport boxes wrapped in trash bags which he believed to contain contraband cigarettes out of Changi Naval Base in April 2008.
He was also convicted of getting four packets of contraband cigarettes for helping some members of the Indonesian Navy transport boxes which he believed to contained contraband cigarettes out of Tuas Naval Base two months later.
Two others, Ee Jin Liang, 23, and Ang Zi Heng, 22, have been dealt with. Ee was jailed for 53 months last August on three charges, while Ang was given 16 months' jail and ordered to pay a penalty of $756 in March last year. Tan could have been fined up to $100,000 and/or jailed for up to five years on each charge.

Adrian Tan (Right)