SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities recovered more than S$619,000 (US$478,000) in outstanding fines from 241 foreign motorists during a three-day operation at the land checkpoints.
During the operation from Oct 6 to Oct 8, foreign motorists with outstanding fines were stopped and directed to pay their fines for vehicular and traffic offences when they entered Singapore at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, said the authorities in a joint news release on Friday (Oct 17).
The operation was led by the traffic police and supported by officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Housing and Development Board, Land Transport Authority, National Environment Agency and Urban Redevelopment Authority.
