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By Mustafa Shafawi, 938LIVE | Posted: 14 January 2010 1939 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers have foiled another attempt to smuggle cigarettes into Singapore.
Some 1,450 cartons of cigarettes were found in compartments concealed in the ceiling of a bus ferrying factory workers at the Woodlands Checkpoint early Wednesday morning.
The potential customs duty and GST payable amounted to some S$110,000.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the Malaysian bus driver was promised 1,500 ringgit if he successfully delivers the contraband items.
The driver claimed that he would only be given further instructions after he had sent all the workers to their workplaces.
The case has been referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation. - 938LIVE/vm
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By Mustafa Shafawi, 938LIVE | Posted: 14 January 2010 1939 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers have foiled another attempt to smuggle cigarettes into Singapore.
Some 1,450 cartons of cigarettes were found in compartments concealed in the ceiling of a bus ferrying factory workers at the Woodlands Checkpoint early Wednesday morning.
The potential customs duty and GST payable amounted to some S$110,000.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the Malaysian bus driver was promised 1,500 ringgit if he successfully delivers the contraband items.
The driver claimed that he would only be given further instructions after he had sent all the workers to their workplaces.
The case has been referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation. - 938LIVE/vm
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