A 47-year-old Malaysian man was arrested by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers on Dec 23 for attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.
ICA said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Jan 7) that the Malaysia-registered car driven by the man was directed for enhanced checks where its search and examination officers found over 420 cartons and 1,600 loose packets of duty unpaid cigarettes.
In the video posted by ICA, its officers were seen removing the contraband items from the car’s roof cargo box and various compartments of the car, including the door panel.
The driver was arrested and the case has been referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.
