Singapore Tuas Checkpoint contraband bust: 980 cigarette cartons found in Malaysian lorry

On October 16, Singapore’s immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) arrested a 39-year-old Malaysian drivat Tuas Checkpoint, smuggling over 980 cartons of  contraband cigarettes concealed beneath a modified floorboard during an inspection. It was discovered after an imager analyst flagged an anomaly during scanning, prompting officers to dismantle the vehicle’s platform steps to retrieve the goods. The drinver and the seized items were subsequently handed over to Singapore Customs. Under the Singapore law, suych offences are being punish by the heavy fines, up to six years iumprisonment and the vehicle used in such offences may also be forfeited. ICA also said it detected more than 57,000 contraband cases through Singapore’s checkpoints last year