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More Than 6,450 Cartons Of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Seized At Tuas Checkpoint
On 17 November 2016, officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) seized 6,454 cartons and 460 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes from a Malaysia-registered truck at the Tuas checkpoint.
2 At about 9am, officers directed the truck, driven by a lone 46-year-old male Malaysian, for inspection upon its arrival at the checkpoint. The truck was carrying a consignment declared to contain 20 pallets of paper boxes. During the course of checks, ICA officers found duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among the consignment. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and 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 potential duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$504,400 and S$50,780 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
18 NOVEMBER 2016
ICA Photos
Truck used in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes
Duty-unpaid cigarettes found among the consignment
total duty-unpaid cigarettes seized
2 At about 9am, officers directed the truck, driven by a lone 46-year-old male Malaysian, for inspection upon its arrival at the checkpoint. The truck was carrying a consignment declared to contain 20 pallets of paper boxes. During the course of checks, ICA officers found duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among the consignment. The driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and 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 potential duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$504,400 and S$50,780 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
18 NOVEMBER 2016
ICA Photos
Truck used in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes
Duty-unpaid cigarettes found among the consignment
total duty-unpaid cigarettes seized