Two immigration offenders caught trying to leave S'pore
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 06 July 2010 1853 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Two immigration offenders were caught trying to leave Singapore illegally last week.
A Bangladesh national was found hiding inside the speaker box in the boot of a Malaysia-registered car at the Woodlands Checkpoint last Thursday.
The Bangladeshi, the driver and passenger were arrested and are currently under investigation for their offences.
Both the driver and passenger admitted to abetting the illegal departure of the male Bangladesh national.
The immigration offender had agreed to pay an unknown middleman S$1,000 if he was successfully conveyed out of the country.
The driver and his friend were only promised S$150 each to help convey the Bangladesh national out of Singapore illegally.
A day later, another immigration offender, an Indian national was found in the boot of a Malaysia-registered car, hiding in an over-sized speaker box.
The Malaysian driver, a Singapore work permit holder, revealed that an unknown middleman had brokered the deal and he was told to pick up the Indian national at the Kranji MRT station.
He had agreed to convey the immigration offender out of the country for a sum of S$300 as he faced financial difficulties.
The Indian national had decided to leave Singapore as he could not find employment. He had agreed to pay a sum of S$1,500 to the unknown middleman if he was conveyed out of Singapore successfully.
The vehicles used in committing the offences have been detained and are liable to forfeiture.
- CNA/al
