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3,200 Cartons Of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Seized At Woodlands Checkpoint
On 27 July 2017 at about 6am, officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) directed an arriving Malaysia-registered lorry, driven by a 34-year-old male Malaysian, for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
2. During the course of checks, an ICA officer had noticed anomalies in the scanned images of the lorry which was conveying a consignment declared to be wafer cup cones and chocolate dips. A total of 3,200 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found to be concealed among the consignment. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and lorry 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$248,320 and S$18,400 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
27 JULY 2017
PHOTOS
A total of 3,200 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized. (Photo: ICA)
Lorry used in the attempted smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes. (Photo: ICA)
2. During the course of checks, an ICA officer had noticed anomalies in the scanned images of the lorry which was conveying a consignment declared to be wafer cup cones and chocolate dips. A total of 3,200 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found to be concealed among the consignment. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and lorry 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$248,320 and S$18,400 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
27 JULY 2017
PHOTOS
A total of 3,200 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized. (Photo: ICA)
Lorry used in the attempted smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes. (Photo: ICA)