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Jail for man who imported over 4,300 vape pods, highest sentence to date for such offence

Boxes of vaporiser pods were found concealed in the interior side panels of the vehicle the man was driving during enhanced checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

Jail for car dealer who kept money sellers and buyers gave him; victims lost around $500k

On Nov 5, Tan Heng Khoon, 57, pleaded guilty to five cheating charges involving luxury cars including a Maserati Levante GranSport and a Jaguar I-Pace.

Mastermind of conspiracy to cheat victims in rigged mahjong games gets 2 years’ jail, $15k fine

Marcus Ang Yi Sheng worked with eight other people to rig the games, and he estimated they earned around $100,000 in total.

Reformative training for woman who exploited 2 underage girls for prostitution

The woman had pleaded guilty in September to human trafficking-related charges.

Man who tortured 19-year-old sister to death in Clementi gets life sentence for murder

Huang Bocan starved and beat his 19-year-old sister for more than two months in 2021 in a flat at Block 602 Clementi West Street 1.

Man charged over allegedly hiding camera in restroom on Singapore-bound Scoot flight

Hugh Lutley is accused of committing the offences on board a flight from Japan to Singapore on Oct 7.

Driver, 94, handed 5-year ban and fine after crash; biker suffered fractures in accident

Goh Boon Kang pleaded guilty on Nov 4 to one charge of driving without reasonable consideration to other road users and causing grievous hurt to the victim.

Former CEO of GS Holdings, firm behind foodcourts in S’pore, facing false trading charge

Pang Pok (left), 68, who stepped down as chief executive in 2024, is said to have conspired with two others - Chong Fatt (middle), 60, and Koh Kim Seng, 62 (right).

Man raped flatmate in her room after asking her to be in a relationship with him

Iranian national Keivan Motallebi was sentenced to 10 years’ jail and six strokes of the cane on Nov 4.

Man in fatal Tampines crash that killed 2 drove despite being disqualified from driving until 2032

The accident at around 10.35pm on Oct 29 involved a blue Audi that ploughed through the road divider and slammed into a motorcycle and another car along Tampines Avenue 12.

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