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Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers had to bring out their tyre-cutting tools as they sliced open the tyres of a Malaysia-registered pickup truck at Woodlands Checkpoint on Oct 11.<\/p>\n
In a video posted on its social media on Thursday (Oct 22), officers are seen cutting open the wall of a tyre, revealing packets of cigarettes bundled in plastic packaging.<\/p>\n
Once it was established that there could be more contraband items, officers are seen removing all four tyres and cutting them open.<\/p>\n
More bundles were removed, eventually filling one table, and a third of another.<\/p>\n
According to ICA, the discovery of more than 1,380 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes was made during an enhanced check, adding that the items were concealed within tyre rims.<\/p>\n
\n\n @asiaone<\/a> More than 1,380 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found in the Malaysia-registered pickup truck’s tyre rims. #sgnews<\/a> #Singapore<\/a> #Malaysia<\/a> #Border<\/a> #Immigration<\/a> \u266c original sound – AsiaOne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A 23-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested and the case has been referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty evaded, jailed for up to six years, or both.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vehicles used in these offences and proceeds of sales of duty-unpaid goods may also be forfeited.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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