LIMBANG WAITER FINED OVER 'BIRTHDAY BEER' By Azim Ghani. Taken from Borneo Bulletion in October 1, 2009

A 36-year-old Malaysian national plead guilty to having in his possession 240 cans of Tiger beer inside his vehicle in the vicinity of a shop in Jalan Kuala Lurah, Brunei Darussalam.
The defendant was fined $2,500 or jail for five months in default by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Teo Boon Han @ Mohd Farhan bin Abdullah committed the offence under section 146(1)(d) of the Excise Order 2006 and punishable under section 146 (1)(i) of the same order.
According to the statement of facts produced in court by Prosecuting Officer Pg Hj Abdullah bin Pg Hj Matahir, the defendant resides at Kg Patiambun, Limbang, Malaysia and is working as a waiter at Woodland Pub & Karaoke in Limbang with a monthly salary of RM550.
The defendant is married with one child.
The defendant's vehicle was stopped by officers in the vicinity of a shop at Jalan Kuala Lurah following an operation at areas around Kuala Lurah by the Customs Preventive Personnel at about 10pm on September 30, 2009.
The operation was done following a public tip-off in relation to a possible offence under the Excise Order.
Upon inspection of the vehicle driven by the defendant, the officers found liquor at the rear passenger's seat. The defendant admitted to have kept and hidden all the goods at the passenger's backrest seat.
Following further investigation, the defendant admitted that all 240 cans of Tiger Beer found in the car belonged to him and had been bought at a Limbang supermarket for RM460. He further admitted that all liquor was for his friend identified only as "Ah Kong" in Brunei.
According to the defendant, the seized goods were to be used for a birthday celebration but he stated that he still don't know where the goods were to be delivered.
The value of the seized items was estimated to be BND240 whilst the excise duty to be paid amounted to BND238.