Perhaps he realised that it was not such a good idea after all, trying to smuggle drugs into Singapore. Perhaps the drugs in his underwear and shoe were also starting to feel uncomfortable. He began to feel nervous in the arrival bus hall of Woodlands Checkpoint. Although it was late in the night at 11.30pm on 12 September 2006, the eagle-eyed checkpoint officer noticed the suspicious behaviour. The 39-year-old Singaporean man was singled out for further checks.

2. The drugs were soon uncovered. A total of 93 tablets suspected to be controlled drugs were found stashed in his underwear and in his right shoe. The man and drugs were referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau for investigations.

3. ICA has tightened security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contraband. We would like to warn the public to think twice before they attempt to smuggle unlawful goods illegally into Singapore as our officers at the checkpoints maintain a high level of vigilance at all times and are trained to profile potential offenders.