Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled an attempt to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry at Tuas Checkpoint earlier this month.
A video posted by the authority on Tuesday (Sept 15) shows ICA search and examination officers using lashing straps to pull out cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden beneath concrete piles.
The contraband was wrapped in black plastic before being concealed underneath the piles.
According to ICA, the Malaysia-registered lorry was directed for enhanced checks after anomalies were detected in screened images of the vehicle.
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