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3 laws, restrictions, and customs in Singapore that travellers often break without knowing — and the fines or consequences that follow.
Importing or selling chewing gum in Singapore is illegal unless it is medicinal (e.g., nicotine gum). Tourists can bring a small personal supply but cannot sell or give it to others.
Consuming any food or drink on the MRT system — including platforms, trains, and paid areas — carries an on-the-spot fine. Smoking is illegal in most public spaces.
Singapore imposes the mandatory death penalty for trafficking threshold quantities of drugs: 15g heroin, 30g cocaine, 500g cannabis, 250g methamphetamine. This is enforced regardless of nationality.
