The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said in a statement on Facebook that a male and female Chinese nationals were arrested after ICA officers foiled two attempts to smuggle Chinese wine into Singapore at the Pasir Panjang Scanning Station.
Here is what they said
𝗡𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱
On 1 June and 8 June, ICA officers at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station foiled two attempts to smuggle Chinese wine into Singapore via inbound containers.
Our officers had noticed anomalies in the scanned images of the two containers and unstuffing operations were conducted at the importer’s premises respectively. During the unstuffing operations on 1 June and 8 June, 119 bottles and 14 bottles of Chinese wine were uncovered within consignment declared as ‘consolidated items’ respectively.
Both cases were referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation. For the detection on 1 June, one male and one female Chinese were arrested in relation to the case. Investigations are ongoing for the two cases.
Safeguarding Singapore’s borders is a top priority for ICA. We will continue to stay vigilant and thwart smuggling attempts through Singapore’s borders.
