Company fined for exporting military consignment without permit

[rock45]

Company fined for exporting military consignment without permit
By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 September 2007 1720 hrs
SINGAPORE: A company was fined a total of S$22,000 for exporting a consignment of controlled military electronic connectors without authorisation.

The consignment, which was valued at S$13,599, was intended to be shipped from Switzerland via Singapore to a consignee in Iran.

Singapore Customs said World Freight Pte Ltd admitted to exporting items categorised as "strategic goods" without the required permit.

This is in violation of the Strategic Goods (Control) Act.

Full story
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/300556/1/.html

 

[A Can of Man]

Someone I know got busted years and years back for almost shipping a tank to Iran.

 

[rock45]

Switzerland

Is Switzerland a normal exporter of goods to Iran?

 

[bulldogg]

Bankers to the Nazis... exporters to Iran... anything for a buck.

 

[A Can of Man]

And they get such a good rep too.
(sarcasm on)
That's what we need to do. Brown nose the bad guys.
Then maybe the world will like us again.
(sarcasm off)