With the advent of internet shopping, every individual on the street suddenly found that they can buy anything and everything in the world.
However, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should, as one man in Singapore learnt the hard way.
Man Jailed for Buying Stun Gun from Wish.com That’s Spotted in SingPost
According to CNA, a man was sentenced to five days in jail on 24 Nov 2020.
His crime? For importing a stun gun from China off Wish.com.
Sak Yong Meng, 40, had ordered a stun gun on 19 Jan 2020 for S$20.
According to the listing, the item was described as a “3 in 1 self-defense electric shock portable LED flashlight laser tazer”.
Besides that, he also ordered three other stun guns two pepper sprays and a spring crowbar from Wish.com.
Caught
On 28 Jan 2020, an Immigration and Customs Authority (ICA) officer was performing screening duty at the Singapore Post Centre (SingPost Centre) when he saw a suspicious package from China.
She spotted the stun gun with the x-ray machine in the package which was to be delivered to Sak’s registered address.
A police report was lodged after her discovery and the gun was confiscated.
Further testing revealed that the device can generate a spark that can shock and inflict pain on a person, which goes against Singapore’s Arms and Explosives Act.
He Was Aware Of The Regulations
When interrogated, Sak admitted that he had bought the stun gun for his private collection.
He also did not have a license and was aware of the restrictions against such devices in Singapore.
Sak pleaded guilty to importing a black stun gun that could temporarily incapacitate or injure a person into Singapore.
A second offence of importing another stun gun was taken into consideration during sentencing.
Sak was sentenced to a week’s jail and a S$3,000 fine for his offence.
Sak, who is a single parent and was allegedly unemployed for three years, could not afford to pay the fine.
He will serve an additional 5 days’ jail.
For his offence of importing a stun gun, he could’ve been jailed up to three months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
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