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Trick-or-Tweet
The Halloween festivities may have just ended but there are some incorrigible tricksters who are still in the mood. Our ICA officers’ hard work paid off and in return, they managed to fill their orange pumpkins with 295 sweet “live” tweets. Trying to trick our officers is no “chicken feat”!
2. On 01 November 2011 at about 10pm, a Singapore-registered SUV arrived at the Woodlands Checkpoint for immigration clearance and routine checks. Officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) were not deterred by the messy car boot compartment and immediately went on with their jobs.
3 The eagle-eyed officers found a piece of black cloth partially covering the rear boot compartment of the vehicle. Upon removal, they were greeted with the loot of birds. A total of 250 Munia birds, 44 Mata Puteh birds and 1 Shama bird were discovered. Upon questioning, the 38 year-old driver and his 40 year-old travel companion claimed that they brought in the birds for religious purposes and not for commercial benefits. They had purchased the birds in Johor for RM1 each. The two men, the birds and the vehicle, were referred to the Agri-food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for further investigations.
The loot of 295 feathered birds.
5 The ICA and AVA would like to remind travellers against bringing live animals, birds and insects into Singapore without a proper permit. The importation of any animals or live birds without an AVA permit is a violation of the Animals and Birds Act, which carries a maximum penalty of $10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.
6 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. In view of the potential danger of introducing infectious diseases into Singapore, we would like to advise the public against the smuggling of animals, animal products, meat and meat products into Singapore.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
3 NOVEMBER 2011
2. On 01 November 2011 at about 10pm, a Singapore-registered SUV arrived at the Woodlands Checkpoint for immigration clearance and routine checks. Officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) were not deterred by the messy car boot compartment and immediately went on with their jobs.
3 The eagle-eyed officers found a piece of black cloth partially covering the rear boot compartment of the vehicle. Upon removal, they were greeted with the loot of birds. A total of 250 Munia birds, 44 Mata Puteh birds and 1 Shama bird were discovered. Upon questioning, the 38 year-old driver and his 40 year-old travel companion claimed that they brought in the birds for religious purposes and not for commercial benefits. They had purchased the birds in Johor for RM1 each. The two men, the birds and the vehicle, were referred to the Agri-food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for further investigations.
The loot of 295 feathered birds.
5 The ICA and AVA would like to remind travellers against bringing live animals, birds and insects into Singapore without a proper permit. The importation of any animals or live birds without an AVA permit is a violation of the Animals and Birds Act, which carries a maximum penalty of $10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.
6 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. In view of the potential danger of introducing infectious diseases into Singapore, we would like to advise the public against the smuggling of animals, animal products, meat and meat products into Singapore.
IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
3 NOVEMBER 2011