Singapore
Mar 9, 2010
M'sian held for smuggling bid
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A Malaysian was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday after his vehicle was found with nearly 430,000 sticks of cigarettes - about 2,150 cartons - were found hidden under its modified floorboard section. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
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A 34-YEAR-OLD Malaysian driver was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint early on Monday morning for attempting to smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore. The driver had initially shown an import permit to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers which stated his lorry was carrying a consignment of '2,440 pieces of interlocking concrete paving slabs'. ICA officers, however, noticed that the undercarriage of the Malaysian-registered lorry was unusually low. The vehicle was sent for x-ray scanning and nearly 430,000 sticks of cigarettes - about 2,150 cartons - were found hidden under its modified floorboard section. The potential Customs duty and GST involved on the duty-unpaid cigarettes amounted to $151, 360 and $13, 700 respectively. When questioned, the driver said he had agreed to smuggle the goods into Singapore to pay off his family's mortgages and was promised RM 4,000 (S$1,675) if he managed to deliver the illicit consignment successfully. The driver, along with the vehicle and contraband cigarettes seized, have been referred to the Singapore Customs (SC) for further investigation.
Mar 9, 2010
M'sian held for smuggling bid
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A Malaysian was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday after his vehicle was found with nearly 430,000 sticks of cigarettes - about 2,150 cartons - were found hidden under its modified floorboard section. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
A 34-YEAR-OLD Malaysian driver was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint early on Monday morning for attempting to smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore. The driver had initially shown an import permit to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers which stated his lorry was carrying a consignment of '2,440 pieces of interlocking concrete paving slabs'. ICA officers, however, noticed that the undercarriage of the Malaysian-registered lorry was unusually low. The vehicle was sent for x-ray scanning and nearly 430,000 sticks of cigarettes - about 2,150 cartons - were found hidden under its modified floorboard section. The potential Customs duty and GST involved on the duty-unpaid cigarettes amounted to $151, 360 and $13, 700 respectively. When questioned, the driver said he had agreed to smuggle the goods into Singapore to pay off his family's mortgages and was promised RM 4,000 (S$1,675) if he managed to deliver the illicit consignment successfully. The driver, along with the vehicle and contraband cigarettes seized, have been referred to the Singapore Customs (SC) for further investigation.
