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Source:
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Singaporean Woman Pleaded Guilty to
the Charge of Hindering Government Officers in the Execution of their
Duties |
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On 22nd November 2005, Mdm Tan Chai Peng, a
Singaporean woman pleaded guilty to the charge of hindering Immigration
& Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Officers in the execution of their duties.
She was fined $3,000 by the subordinate court. The charge of importing
two roast geese from China was taken into consideration in sentencing. |
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Mdm Tan had returned to Singapore from China
on 30th September 2005 at about 7.40 pm through the Changi International
Airport Terminal 2. ICA officers noticed that she had brought two roast
geese from China with her to Singapore. |
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Mdm Tan was informed she had to surrender
the two roast geese for disposal, as she did not have a licence to bring
them in. She hindered the ICA officers in the execution of their duties
by refusing to surrender the roast geese brought from China and
subsequently throwing the roast geese onto the floor. |
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Under Singapore laws, a licence and a permit
are required from the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) before
importing meat and meat products into Singapore. Mdm Tan did not have
the required licence. |
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Under the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act,a
person guilty of such an offence can be fined up to $50,000 or
imprisoned for up to 2 years or both. |
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Under the same Act, it is also an offence
for anyone to obstruct, hinder or impede any authorized officer in the
performance or execution of his duty. The penalty for such an offence is
a fine of up to $10,000 or to imprisonment for up to 12 months or to
both. |
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AVA, however, recognises that travellers may
wish to bring certain meat products from overseas for personal
consumption. Therefore, AVA grants exemptions to travellers from the AVA
permit for small quantities of meat products meant strictly for personal
consumption. |
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However, these meat products may only be
brought from countries which have been approved by AVA. The personal
allowance is 5 kg per person provided that the total quantity of beef,
mutton, pork and poultry does not exceed 5 kg per person. For example,
beef, mutton, pork and poultry in any form from Malaysia, Thailand,
China and Indonesia, India and other non-approved countries are not
allowed to be brought into Singapore. |
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Any unapproved meat products or meat
products from unapproved countries will be confiscated at the point of
entry. The person who brought in the products may receive a warning, a
composition fine or be prosecuted in court. |
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The public can visit AVA's website at
www.ava.gov.sg for the latest
listing of food products (and the quantity) that can be brought into
Singapore for personal consumption. |
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As our country's first line of defence
against terrorist threats, ICA has a duty to ensure the security and
safety of Singapore. We have tightened our security checks on passengers
and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in
undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and contraband items. |
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We would like to advise the public against
smuggling unlawful goods into Singapore. |
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END OF NEWS RELEASE |
Jointly Issued by
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA)
Ministry of National Development
and
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Ministry of Home Affairs
on 24 November 2005 |
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Source:
www.ica.gov.sg News Release 24 Nov
2005 |
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