According to a media release by Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle 843 cartons and 2,613 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry on On 16 July 2021.
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The lorry was labelled with carrying a consignment of “mixed products”.
Noticing the driver was visibly nervous, officers directed the lorry for further checks. They uncovered the duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed within the roof of the lorry.
The driver, a 58-year-old Malaysian male, was handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigations.