On 13 June 2018 at about 1am, officers from ICA and Police Coast Guard, conducted a joint operation to check on a tugboat that was towing a barge, located at Brani Terminal. The barge was used to convey containers.

2          During the course of checks, officers uncovered a total of 133 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in various locations of the barge. Two male Indonesians have been charged in court today. 28-year-old Bahril was sentenced to 14 weeks’ imprisonment, while 26-year-old Naudin was sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment. 

3          The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to S$15,423.24 and S$1,112.44 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
14 JUNE 2018

 

Barge used in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes. (Photo: ICA)

   
Duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in various locations on the barge. (Photo: ICA)