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Welcoming The New Year With A Bang!
As minutes ticked by on the last day of 2011, there are many New Year Eve celebrations everywhere to usher in the New Year. Apparently, celebration for Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) comes early as we usher in 2012 by foiling yet another bootlegging attempt at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
2. On 31 December 2011, at about 7.30am, the ICA officers stopped a Malaysian-registered car arriving into Singapore for a routine check. When the lone male driver pulled over, the ICA officers noticed that the driver kept fidgeting nervously. The sharp-eyed officers’ suspicion was aroused and they conducted a meticulous check on the black multi-purpose vehicle. When the officers opened the car boot compartment, a woman was found cooped in it. The driver and the ‘undeclared’ passenger were immediately placed under arrest.
Black MPV used for conveying the immigration offender
Attempt to sneak in for New Year party?
3. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 40-year-old male Malaysian driver was promised SGD2,000 to bring the immigration offender into the country successfully. He had also admitted to abetting the illegal entry of the 50-year-old female PRC national.
4. Both the driver and the immigration offender are currently under investigation for the offences. The vehicle used in the commission of the offences has been detained and is liable for forfeiture.
5. During the course of the checks, ICA officers also found two other foreign passports and a Singapore work permit bearing other people’s identities, as well as cash of about SGD64,000 in value carried by the driver. As he had failed to give an accurate report of assorted currencies found in his possession when he was crossing the checkpoint, the Singapore Police Force was also notified of the offence.
6. The ICA takes a serious view of attempts by foreigners to overstay, enter or depart Singapore illegally. Under the Immigration Act (Cap 133), the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane, while the penalties for illegal departure is a fine of up to $2,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both.
7. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security. The enhanced security checks are critical to our nation’s security. We have tightened our security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
31 DECEMBER 2011
2. On 31 December 2011, at about 7.30am, the ICA officers stopped a Malaysian-registered car arriving into Singapore for a routine check. When the lone male driver pulled over, the ICA officers noticed that the driver kept fidgeting nervously. The sharp-eyed officers’ suspicion was aroused and they conducted a meticulous check on the black multi-purpose vehicle. When the officers opened the car boot compartment, a woman was found cooped in it. The driver and the ‘undeclared’ passenger were immediately placed under arrest.
Black MPV used for conveying the immigration offender
Attempt to sneak in for New Year party?
3. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 40-year-old male Malaysian driver was promised SGD2,000 to bring the immigration offender into the country successfully. He had also admitted to abetting the illegal entry of the 50-year-old female PRC national.
4. Both the driver and the immigration offender are currently under investigation for the offences. The vehicle used in the commission of the offences has been detained and is liable for forfeiture.
5. During the course of the checks, ICA officers also found two other foreign passports and a Singapore work permit bearing other people’s identities, as well as cash of about SGD64,000 in value carried by the driver. As he had failed to give an accurate report of assorted currencies found in his possession when he was crossing the checkpoint, the Singapore Police Force was also notified of the offence.
6. The ICA takes a serious view of attempts by foreigners to overstay, enter or depart Singapore illegally. Under the Immigration Act (Cap 133), the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane, while the penalties for illegal departure is a fine of up to $2,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both.
7. Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security. The enhanced security checks are critical to our nation’s security. We have tightened our security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
31 DECEMBER 2011