Heavy fine for violating Customs Act
By Rol Ezam 

Three Malaysian men and a Bruneian were brought before the Magistrate's Court yesterday for an offence under the Customs Act. Teo Tian Heng, a 53 year-old Malaysian, was slapped with a fine totalling to $3,000 or in default 6 weeks imprisonment after he pleaded guilty of having seven bottles of Andy Player Special in his possession and ten packets of Rose Chicken Wing and ten packets of Chicken Franks.

Another Malaysian, Law Boon Seng @ Mores Law, 45, was fined $700 or in default 3 weeks in jailed by Magistrate Lailatul Zubaidah after he pleaded guilty to convey 12 cans of Tiger Beer, a bottles of Gordon Dry Gin with a bottles of Bacardi and 20 packets Rose Chicken Frank.

The other Malaysian man, Chiew Teck Chin, 52, was fined $200 or in default a week imprisonment after he pleaded guilty of having 20 kilogrammes of Danish Chicken Wing.

According to the Royal Customs and Excise Department Prosecutor, both Teo Tian Heng and Law Boon Seng were caught by a group of Customs Preventive Officers two days ago at the vicinity of Terminal Pier in the capital upon their arrival from Limbang.

As for Chiew Tech Chin, the same officers apprehended him two days ago at the back lane of the shop at Bandar Seri Begawan upon his arrival from Limbang.

The local man, Lee Sia Khim was fined $1,000 or in default 5 months imprisonment. He was caught at his house by the Customs Preventive Officers.

Before his arrest, the officer stopped a car passenger who was seen from the accused house and upon inspection the officers found the two bottles of contraband goods.

Investigations revealed that the accused confessed sold the two bottles of the contraband goods to the passenger, the Prosecutor said.

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin