According to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) an attempt to smuggle chewing Tobacco was foiled.
The incident happened on Jan 28, Officers from ICA directed a suspicious truck for futher inspections and found 19 bundles of Chewing Tobaaco hidden in the resting area of the truck.
In total, the truck smuggled 231.6kg of chewing tobacco.
Here is what ICA said on Facebook:
On 28 January, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle about 231.6kg of chewing tobacco into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry transporting a consignment of precast concrete.Our officers directed the lorry for further checks and their suspicions were confirmed when they uncovered 19 bundles of chewing tobacco concealed in the driver’s resting area.
The case involving a Malaysian lorry driver, was referred to Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for further investigation.Safeguarding Singapore’s borders is ICA’s top priority. Similar concealment methods may also be used by terrorists to smuggle security items into Singapore.
ICA will continue to conduct security checks to detect and deter smuggling attempts, to keep Singapore safe.
Images Source: ICA