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.
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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.
The case is now under Singapore Customs.