CONSIGNMENT DECLARED AS “BICYCLE”, ICA OFFICERS OPENS IT & FINDS MOTORCYCLE

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement on Facebook that they noticed anomalies inside a consignment that was declared as “bicycle”.

They then opened it and found a motorcycle instead.

Here is what they said

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲

On 8 June, ICA officers at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station noticed anomalies in the scanned images of an inbound container.

The officers proceeded to conduct an unstuffing operation at the importer’s premises and found a used Harley Davidson motorcycle in a consignment declared as a ‘bicycle’.

The case was referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.

Importers need to ensure accurate declarations of their consignments. Similar methods may be used in attempts to smuggle security-sensitive items into Singapore.

Thus it is essential that ICA continues to uncover and thwart such attempts, to secure our borders.