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2,250 Cartons Of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Seized At Woodlands Checkpoint
On 26 May 2017 at about 11pm, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers directed an arriving Malaysia-registered empty tanker truck, driven by a lone 36-year-old Malaysian man, for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
2. During the course of checks, ICA officers found 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in a modified compartment of the tanker. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and the 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$174,600 and S$12,940 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.
ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
29 MAY 2017
Tanker truck used in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes
Duty-unpaid cigarettes found concealed in a modified compartment at the base of the tanker
A total of 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized
2. During the course of checks, ICA officers found 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in a modified compartment of the tanker. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and the 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$174,600 and S$12,940 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.
ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
29 MAY 2017
Tanker truck used in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes
Duty-unpaid cigarettes found concealed in a modified compartment at the base of the tanker
A total of 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized