According to the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA), ICA officers conducted checks on the Malaysia-registered lorry and
The duty-unpaid cigarettes found in the consignment were declared as empty bottles and bottle caps.
Here is what ICA said:
On 24 June, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle in 1,160 cartons and 1,000 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes via a Malaysia-registered lorry.
The duty-unpaid cigarettes were uncovered when officers conducted checks on the lorry carrying a consignment of “empty bottles and bottle caps”. The case was referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.
The cigarettes were stored in carton boxes and entered Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint.
Penalties
Buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, having in possession or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the GST Act.
Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and/or jailed for up to six years. Vehicles used in the commission of such offences are also liable to be forfeited.
Images Source: ICA