According to a media release the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority(ICA), ICA officers on duty found 878 cartons of contraband cigarettes along with 1620 of chewing Tobacco on the bus.
The incident happened on 11 of November 2019, Officers notices something unusual about the bus and inspected the vehicle, the officers were able to found the contraband items hidden in the floorboard of the bus. It is believed that the bus was modified in order to smuggle the contraband products.
The 49-year-old bus driver has been referred to Singapore Customs for further investigations.
It has been reported time and time again that the Custom checkpoints are equipped with an x-ray that is able to detect and provide imaging of the vehicles. Yet many drivers are still willing to take the risk.