{"id":64145,"date":"2026-06-27T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=64145"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:12:58","slug":"suspected-contraband-cigarettes-found-in-car-after-accident-in-choa-chu-kang-driver-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=64145","title":{"rendered":"Suspected contraband cigarettes found in car after accident in Choa Chu Kang; driver arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A <!-- -->33-year-old driver<!-- --> has been arrested after crashing his car in Choa Chu Kang and fleeing<!-- --> <!-- -->the scene on <!-- -->June 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Items believed to be duty-unpaid cigarettes were found in the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to media queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at a <!-- -->KJE slip road into Brickland Road<!-- --> at about 9am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The driver left the scene before the police arrived, and was later<!-- --> <!-- -->arrested for driving without a valid licence. He will be referred to the Singapore Customs for customs-related offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A 60-year-old man who witnessed the accident told Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News that the driver ran away from the accident site after crashing the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Photos of the accident site show a silver sedan that has crashed into a traffic island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The front right wheel of the car is lodged onto a road structure, and an officer can be seen looking under the vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/546571622f93d051fd7f246fe0e8896f3661c61ac652a3982bdd24b26fb8d491?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/546571622f93d051fd7f246fe0e8896f3661c61ac652a3982bdd24b26fb8d491?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/546571622f93d051fd7f246fe0e8896f3661c61ac652a3982bdd24b26fb8d491?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/546571622f93d051fd7f246fe0e8896f3661c61ac652a3982bdd24b26fb8d491\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/546571622f93d051fd7f246fe0e8896f3661c61ac652a3982bdd24b26fb8d491\" alt=\"SM20260626-ChangKB02\/\u5e84\u803f\u95fb\/\u9ec4\u4e8e\u6bb7\/ \u8f66\u7978 ( Brickland Rd)\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Items believed to be duty-unpaid cigarettes were found in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular inline text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\"> <!-- -->PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In another photo, officers are seen surrounding what appear to be cigarette cartons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/suspected-contraband-cigarettes-found-in-car-after-accident-in-choa-chu-kang-driver-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 33-year-old driver has been arrested after crashing his car in Choa Chu Kang and fleeing the scene on June 26. 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