Caught with gun at AMK

An unemployed man came into possession of a semi-automatic pistol when his friend, who was about to be arrested for drug offences, gave it to him a decade ago. But despite the possible consequences, Low Hua Choon kept the pistol and in July last year, he took the Colt M1991A1 which contained five rounds of ammunition, on a run to sell smuggled contraband cigarettes.

These details emerged 2 weeks back when the 41-year-old was convicted in a district court. He faces a jail term of between five and 20 years and at least six strokes of the cane under the Arms Offences Act. The court heard he was arrested at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Avenue 8 on July 27 last year.

Singapore Customs officers, who intercepted Low on a cigarette delivery run, searched his lorry and found the pistol and 13 boxes (650 cartons) of contraband cigarettes. He would have been paid $30 for each box of cigarettes he delivered. Lucky the Customs Officer didn't treat it as a toy and start testing it. Anyway... it's a rare event.