A container hiding cartons upon cartons of contraband cigarettes were intercepted by officers of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Tuesday at Woodlands Checkpoint, amounting to $285,800 in the duty and Goods and Service Taxes.
A Malaysia-registered lorry driven by a 38-year-old male with his 23-year-old male attendant was stopped by ICA officers upon arrival at the checkpoint, where their consignment — declared as "assorted plastic parts"— was found with anomalies in the scanned image.
Upon further inspection, officers uncovered 3203 cartons and 979 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden within the consignment at the back of the vehicle.
The two Malaysians, the exhibits and the lorry have been handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigations.
Photo: ICA newsroom
A container hiding cartons upon cartons of contraband cigarettes were intercepted by officers of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Tuesday at Woodlands Checkpoint, amounting to $285,800 in the duty and Goods and Service Taxes.
A Malaysia-registered lorry driven by a 38-year-old male with his 23-year-old male attendant was stopped by ICA officers upon arrival at the checkpoint, where their consignment — declared as "assorted plastic parts"— was found with anomalies in the scanned image.
Upon further inspection, officers uncovered 3203 cartons and 979 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden within the consignment at the back of the vehicle.
The two Malaysians, the exhibits and the lorry have been handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigations.
Photo: ICA newsroom