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A 37-year-old Singaporean man was arrested on Tuesday (April 7) morning for attempting to evade further security checks after he arrived at Woodlands Checkpoint.<\/p>\n
The incident happened at about 6.35am at the bus hall.<\/p>\n
In a joint news release on Tuesday night, the police and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said he was directed for further checks by a security screening officer who suspected him of concealing items in his pants.<\/p>\n
After placing his bags for X-ray screening, he was about to undergo a physical pat-down inspection when he fled the bus hall with his belongings.<\/p>\n
ICA officers were alerted and he was intercepted within the checkpoint’s premises, where he was found with five packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes on him.<\/p>\n
He was arrested by ICA officers and referred to the police and Singapore Customs for further investigations.<\/p>\n
The man will be charged in court on Wednesday for failing to comply with an authorised officer’s request for inspection under the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017.<\/p>\n
If found guilty of the said offence, he may be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $20,000, or both.<\/p>\n
ICA reminded travellers that it takes a serious view of attempts to evade security checks at Singapore’s checkpoints, adding that the police also take a similarly serious view of non-compliance with security procedures at protected areas.<\/p>\n
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