Over 30 years ago, officers from the then Singapore Customs and Excise Department took extraordinary steps to recover $8.15 from the crew member of a boat who was mistakenly given an extra day's wages.
To recover the money, the officers from the government department, which became Singapore Customs, made three round trips by speedboat, spending $300 worth of petrol to get to the man who lived on an island.
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