The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a Facebook video yesterday (21 November) that they foiled one of the largest attempts to smuggle 77,500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes and 1,360kg of chewing tobacco into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry.
Here is what they said
𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚… 🤔
On 20 Oct 2022, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled one of the largest attempts to smuggle 77,500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes and 1,360kg of chewing tobacco into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry.
Watch how our eagle-eyed officers detect and extract the large amount of prohibited items.
The case was referred to Singapore Customs and the Health Sciences Authority for further investigations.
As guardians of our borders, ICA will continue to keep a watchful eye to thwart smuggling attempts through Singapore’s borders.