May 22 2025, 09:38 AM
https://www.sinchew.com.my/news/20210304/in...ational/3155501
Investigation revealed that the defendant had drunk a total of 15 19-liter bottles of "mineral water". (File photo)
(Singapore, 4th) A company was selling mineral water produced in Malaysia, but the supply of mineral water was suddenly interrupted. In order to fulfill the contract, the man used a "strange trick" to fill the tap water into bottles in the company's toilet and then delivered the goods. As a result, he was reported.
The Shin Min Daily News reported that the man who sold tap water as mineral water was 70-year-old Lin Liancai (transliteration). He was fined S$3,500 yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge of violating the Food Sales Act.
It was revealed in court that the defendant was once the operator of Drinkstar Enterprise, which specializes in selling water dispenser and other related products, including canned mineral water.
According to the case, the mineral water sold by the defendant's company originated from Malaysia. One day in 2018, the mineral water could not be imported for some reason. He claimed that he had already taken orders from three customers at the time, and if the delivery was not made on time, it would be regarded as a breach of contract and the company would suffer losses.
When he was thinking about how to solve the problem, he had an idea and decided to put the tap water into empty bottles and sell them to customers when the mine was short of water.
The defendant therefore found empty 19-liter bottles, connected them to the faucet in the company's toilet with a water pipe, filled the bottles with tap water and sold them to customers.
After receiving a report in December last year, the Singapore Food Agency conducted a surprise inspection and uncovered the defendant's crime. It ordered him to cease business and recall 15 bottles of "mineral water" that had already been delivered to customers.
The defendant insisted that what he sold was "filtered water"
The defendant insisted that he was selling pure "filtered water", and the judge rebuked: "Your customers want to buy mineral water, not tap water!"
The prosecutor pointed out that the defendant committed the crime for his own business interests and the crime was very serious. His behavior was very unhygienic and could pose a safety hazard to customers. He asked the judge to sentence him to a fine of 3,000 to 4,000 yuan.
When the defendant pleaded for leniency, he said that he had sold his business to American clients and now had no income, and asked the judge to give him a lenient sentence. The defendant also stated that the water he sold was not as dirty as described by the prosecution, and he filtered it with a machine before packaging it for sale.
After hearing this, the judge reprimanded the defendant, pointing out that the customers bought mineral water, not tap water, and that the defendant must have made a considerable profit by doing so.
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