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According to a media release by the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), two men and a woman are currently being detained for certain offences and also for not stopping for arrival immigration clearance when they reached Tuas Checkpoint.
This happened on 8 April 2022 at 2.14am when the Malaysian registered vehicle which was driven by a Singaporean male avoided clearance at Malaysia’s immigration when departing, which led to Malaysia’s Traffic Police giving chase.
An Auxiliary Police Officer (APO) who was on duty at Tuas Checkpoint spotted this and activated the alarm which locked down Tuas Checkpoint.
Tried to avoid the lockdown at the Checkpoint
The driver then tried to avoid the lockdown by squeezing through the motorcycle lanes but failed because the lanes were too narrow for his vehicle.
While attempting, the vehicle crashed into the counters and also caused an abrasion to an officer’s ankle.
Subsequently, the driver was caught by the ICA officers.
Passengers tried to flee on foot
The two passengers who were inside the vehicle also tried to flee on foot but was caught by APO officers in the end.
Based on their declaration, the two passengers were identified as a male Chinese national and a female Vietnamese national.
Both allegedly did not have any valid travel documents on them.
Driver wanted by Central Narcotics Bureau
The Driver was also discovered to be wanted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) after initial investigations were conducted.
He was in possession of a Singapore Passport which is tampered.
A urine test was also conducted on the driver and he was found to be positive for drug consumption.
Immigration & Passport Act
The ICA would like to reiterate that it takes a serious view on attempts to enter Singapore illegally and also on possession of tampered Singapore travel documents.
Under the Immigration Act, those attempting to enter Singapore illegally are liable to be punished with imprisonment of up to six months and minimum of three strokes of the cane.
Under the Passport Act, those found possessing false Singapore travel documents are liable to a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years or both.
Those who damage government properties are liable to a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment of up to three years and caning.
Image source: ica.gov.sg