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On 24 August 2017 at about 4am, an officer from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directed an arriving Malaysia-registered truck, driven by a 33-year-old male Malaysian, for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
2. During the course of checks, ICA officers found 3,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed among the consignment, declared to contain assorted biscuits. The man, duty-unpaid cigarettes and truck were handed over to Singapore Customs for investigations. The vehicle used in the commission of such offences is liable to be forfeited.
3. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$232,800 and S$17,250 respectively.
4. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security. The security checks are critical to our nation’s security. The ICA will continue to conduct security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands. The same methods of concealment used by contraband smugglers may be used by terrorists to smuggle arms and explosives to carry out attacks in Singapore.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
25 AUGUST 2017
3,000 Cartons Of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
On 24 August 2017 at about 4am, an officer from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directed an arriving Malaysia-registered truck, driven by a 33-year-old male Malaysian, for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
2. During the course of checks, ICA officers found 3,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed among the consignment, declared to contain assorted biscuits. The man, duty-unpaid cigarettes and truck were handed over to Singapore Customs for investigations. The vehicle used in the commission of such offences is liable to be forfeited.
3. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$232,800 and S$17,250 respectively.
4. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security. The security checks are critical to our nation’s security. The ICA will continue to conduct security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands. The same methods of concealment used by contraband smugglers may be used by terrorists to smuggle arms and explosives to carry out attacks in Singapore.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
25 AUGUST 2017
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A total of 3,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized. (Photo: ICA)
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Duty-unpaid cigarettes found concealed among the consignment
declared as assorted biscuits. (Photo: ICA)