An attempt to smuggle 2,800 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered truck hauling precast concrete was stopped by ICA officials at Tuas Checkpoint on September 27.
After spotting certain irregularities in the incoming lorry’s look, officers sent it for additional inspection. When they discovered duty-free smokes hidden beneath the lorry’s floorboard, their suspicions were verified.
A photo emerged online showing a woman happily eating away inside the MRT.
She was seen using her phone and enjoying her meal inside the cabin.
For eating inside an MRT, she is liable for a fine of up to $500 under the Rapid Transit Systems (RTS) Act.
For not wearing a mask in public, she is liable for a fine of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 202
A video emerged online showing an uncle loitering around what appears to be the Orchard Road area.
The netizen who took the video alleged that the old man was a tissue paper seller there.
He alleged that the uncle has been coughing with his mask down, feeding the pigeons, urinating in the bushes and urinating on the walls of the buildings.
He appealed to the public to help the old man out.
A resident in Tanglin Halt said that the construction has been going on for a year and sometimes there is even noise after 7pm.
Here is what the netizen said:
“Non stop building. Noisy and dusty for almost a year. Wrote to New Town Primary School and pic replied saying will end in oct2021. Noisy construction even after 7pm. When will you be done?”
From the video it does not look like it will end anytime near end October 2021, maybe 2022.
10 months missing. Not a day goes by where i don’t think of you and the last time i gave you cuddles and sayangs.
I wish i had cherished that moment a bit longer and told you all the things i wanted you to know. My heart still aches so badly for you and i will never give up hope of seeing you again Miemie Homer has yellow eyes, clipped left ear and light brown/grey fur with no markings except on his neck, paws and tail. If you see him, please contact him immediately.
The $3,000 cash reward still stands and it is negotiable if you have any information that leads us to Homer. We are grateful to the many people who are consistently helping us scour fb for cats that look like Homer and bringing the posts to our attention, to those who send us pics and videos of cats they see in the streets. Please don’t stop looking, help us bring him home
The Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) arrested five Malaysians, one man and four women, aged 21 to 71, for suspected drug trafficking activities in and around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor between September 24 and 28, 2021, based on information provided by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
The activities resulted in the seizure of about 55kg of controlled narcotics with a street value of RM4.9 million.
CNB has been monitoring a Malaysian-based gang that is suspected of trafficking narcotics by utilizing legal Singapore-based freight forwarding businesses to send shipments containing hidden drugs to other countries through Singapore since July 2021. CNB kept a close eye on the syndicate’s operations and relayed the information to the NCID. NCID began their inquiry based on information given by CNB.
Arrest
Between September 24 and September 28, 2021, the NCID conducted a series of operations in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Kuala Lumpur that resulted in the arrest of five Malaysians ranging in age from 21 to 71, as well as the seizure of RM4.9 million in drugs, as well as various drug processing equipment and 2.2 kilograms of caffeine suspected of being used in illicit drug production.
A 29-year-old man has been detained for his alleged participation in an attempted housebreaking on Serangoon Road.
The Police received a complaint that the glass display case of a store along Serangoon Road had been smashed on 5 October 2021 at approximately 8.50 a.m. There were no lost items reported.
Officers from the Central Police Division identified the suspect and detained him within six hours of the report being filed after conducting ground investigations and using pictures from police cameras. As case evidence (Top photo), a set of gloves and a hammer were confiscated.
The man will be charged in court on 7 October 2021 with attempted housebreaking under Section 451, read with Section 511 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.