Ali Asjadi, 54, had been stripped of party membership and duties on Sunday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly dealing with about 600 kilogrammes of cigarettes.
It's believed some 240kg were recovered from two Singapore-registered vehicles found at the back lane of the PKMS headquarters at Changi Road.
The rest of the cigarettes were later allegedly found at places including Ali's former PKMS office and a staircase landing at the building.
The cigarettes have an unpaid duty totalling more than S$204,000.
The court also heard that the unpaid Goods and Services Tax for all the cigarettes came up to nearly S$18,000.
In two of the charges, it's believed Ali worked with Indonesian Atlis Suryanto, 40, who has already been charged.
The two men will be back in court next Friday.
If convicted of failing to pay the duty and the GST, Ali can face up to more than S$4 million in fines.
He can also be jailed up to three years for each charge.
This is not his first brush with the law.
About a year ago, Ali was fined S$1,000 for fighting with several members of the party's breakaway group near the PKMS building in 2009.
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