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SINGAPORE: Two men have been arrested in connection with an attempt to evade clearance at Tuas Checkpoint last weekend while travelling in a Malaysia-registered car, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Wednesday (Feb 25).<\/p>\n
ICA officers detected a car heading towards Tuas Checkpoint\u2019s arrival motorcycle zone at about 2.44pm on Feb 22 before it made an unauthorised U-turn at the entrance and drove back to Malaysia against the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n
In a video of the incident circulating on social media, a black car at the entrance of Tuas Checkpoint can be seen reversing and making a sharp turn to exit via a slip road, as an unidentified man tries to pull open its doors. The man then gets into a white SUV and drives after the black car.<\/p>\n
“As the vehicle turned back towards Malaysia before it could be intercepted, ICA promptly alerted the Malaysian authorities at the Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) to keep a lookout,” ICA said.<\/p>\n
An ICA officer spotted the car re-entering Tuas Checkpoint at around 3pm, prompting an immediate lockdown of the checkpoint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vehicle dashed through one of the lanes and damaged a drop-arm barrier at the arrival cargo zone before being brought to a stop,\u201d ICA said, adding that no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The driver, 40, and his 53-year-old passenger – both Malaysians – were arrested.<\/p>\n
A total of about 97g of heroin, 69g of Ice, three Erimin-5 tablets, 27 tablets believed to contain controlled drugs as well various drug paraphernalia were found on the driver and in a pouch under the front passenger seat, following a search.<\/p>\n
The driver also did not have a valid travel document, according to ICA.<\/p>\n
Both suspects were handed over to the Central Narcotics Bureau and investigations into the drug-related offences are ongoing.<\/p>\n
The driver is also being investigated by ICA for various immigration offences, and by the Traffic Police for rash driving and other traffic-related offences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n