In Singapore where high duty on cigarettes are imposed, contraband cigarettes are publicly sold in busy Geylang Road. The problems resulted as peddlers rush about in the road touting their cigarettes. Sudden slow and halt of vehicles buying the cigarettes are endangering public and road users safety. Despite raids by the authorities, the activities continue the next day.
It is disturbing that more youths are involved. Some of them appear to be school going kids. They may be just another vehicles used as runners for the contrabands.
There are some budget hotels and service apartments operators who are well aware that some of these peddlers are using their rooms as temporary hiding places for the contrabands, etc.
Some (not all) of these premises are seed beds for criminals as in the past there were news of illegal-immigrants, drugs peddlers, etc.
The Government should consider a more wholistic approach to improve the notorious security problems in Geylang as they too affect public in Geylang.
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in singapore theres …
in singapore theres so many smokers, once the government banned cigg, i guess the smokers would go to malaysia live there, or other place soon singapore will be a boring country
chibai la hor dun …
chibai la hor dun have to video them ma
if dey get caught their problem la
dun have to video mahs
busybody sia
mind ur own business man
dumbass
spore lousy la!!
spore lousy la!!
hahahaha, dont ask …
hahahaha, dont ask me stupid question. if im one of them i wont be here still writing this comment for you this scardey mouse…dont worry la, i dontthis will stop…. the goverment can banned ppl from selling this things at geyland but they cant stop the ppl heart, this people will keep selling and earn quick money. just like drugs, even it carries death sentenced, ppl still do it, least mention cigarettes, stupid. im not one of them, i just like thier way of doing things. so daring, unlike you
The reason why …
The reason why cigarettes are not banned in the country is simply because the Government wanna earn taxes from them which is quite a lot! So if there is no cigarettes, means there is no taxes and means there is no income for them… If you study Singapore history, you will/should know that Lim Boon Keng initially wanna ban opium at that time because it is unhealthy, but the rest disagree with him due to the same reason (revenue from it’s taxes)!
There is a plan a …
There is a plan a simple one. Lower the price of tobacco. And they wouldnt have to thank sindepthcharge. You seem to think this is very complicated or its rocket science. This issue isnt new, its been around forever all over the world, and its been fixed in many places.
lol “working so …
lol “working so hard to survive”?? You think that’s hard work? Hard work is the single mom working 12 hour days just to make rent. Hard work is the student who walks miles to get to school putting in countless hours to get his studying in. Just like krimptonhouse says, its a quick buck. You don’t know what hard work is son.
He is doing exactly …
He is doing exactly that. Contributing to society. You should read up on the subject before posting ignorant comments on an issue you really don’t know anything about.
FACT When the price …
FACT When the price of legal tobacco rises, contraband cigarettes flood the market. When the price drops, contraband cigarettes disappear literally overnight.
The selling of contraband tobacco is closely linked to organized crime groups, many of whom are violent. Illegal tobacco sales are becoming increasingly attractive to these organizations because of the huge profit potential. The profits are used to import guns, sustain drug operations and has even been linked to human trafficking. Be aware
police are scared …
police are scared to come into geylang,geylang huat ah.
Now the contraband …
Now the contraband cigarettes selling had spreaded to the WHOLE of Geylang! They would be more obvious during the night times…
i will buy some …
thanks for the tip
i will buy some when i get there
Singapore would be …
Singapore would be a boring country without geylang.
every country has its vices and luckily singapore was not as bad as other countries.
Why don’t they …
Why don’t they totally ban cigarettes as drugs in Singapore or other countries. It is such an easy vehicle to kill human beings for more than a decade !
Poor boys, poor …
Poor boys, poor boys. Why waste your lives on these thrashes ? Who is your boss, who is your boss..
erm…no comment..
erm…no comment..
So what do you …
So what do you suggest to solve this problem once and for all? =) The Police and the authorities would definitely thank you for that if your plan really works… =)
Oh it’s you again. …
Oh it’s you again. Yes, they were endangering public safety, EVEN NOW. Are you one of them? Yes, maybe you can see me wearing a yellow blouse at the bank. We heard rumours that the man murdered at lorong 10 recently during a gang ault was also seemed peddling contraband cigarettes ! So are you one of them? We will be capturing more videos of the crimes.
sindepthcharge, …
sindepthcharge, dont be like a mouse, hiding up and fliming this ppl, who are working so hard to survive and you hiding under the shade and now posing this video to make them get into trouble. i have a suggestion… why not you try taking a video of yourself and pose it here so that they know who u r, so that they can wave at u when u r fliming them. BTW coward, they r not afraid of this video, coz when they r out of prison (if they r caught), they r still a man, not like u a SISSY…. .
Shit, Geylang has …
, Geylang has been like that for years! They might as well put a Police curfew on the whole Geylang.
As I said before, I …
As I said before, I am not against selling whatever cigarettes. Their running about in the streets have put public and road users’ safety at risks. Secondly, they use kids as their runners are very bad. If they (the bosses) want to help the boys, give them proper jobs. By the way, I did not need to hide to take their video since they are in wide open public views. I was in the bank nearby and they can be easily seen by anyone in the public.
sindepthcharge …
sindepthcharge you’re really lifeless. go do something that contributes to the society instead of hiding around taking video.
chill out. the boys …
chill out. the boys just earning some quick bucks.
Any place to buy cheap beers or whisky?
agreed, cut prices …
agreed, cut prices by half and the problems will be halved.
gov should lower …
gov should lower cigarete prices to discourage these.