A 43-year-old Malaysian man attempted to smuggle 1,488 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore by hiding them in a bus, but was ultimately apprehended at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
In a Facebook post on the 2nd, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore stated that officers uncovered a cigarette smuggling case at the Woodlands Checkpoint on February 24.
According to the post, ICA officers requested a further inspection of a Malaysia-registered bus, after which an image analyst detected anomalies in the scanned images.
Upon investigation, checkpoint officers found a total of 1,488 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in the rear luggage compartment of the bus.
The 43-year-old Malaysian bus driver was arrested, and the case was subsequently handed over to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.
According to the post, ICA officers requested a further inspection of a Malaysia-registered bus, after which an image analyst detected anomalies in the scanned images.
Upon investigation, checkpoint officers found a total of 1,488 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in the rear luggage compartment of the bus.
The 43-year-old Malaysian bus driver was arrested, and the case was subsequently handed over to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.