ICA seizes 4,999 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in bags of kitchen towel rolls

The illegal cigarettes were hidden within bags of kitchen towel rolls in a Malaysia-registered lorry. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on May 25 foiled an attempt to smuggle 4,999 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes from Malaysia into Singapore.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, ICA said a Malaysia-registered lorry was profiled for enhanced checks at Tuas Checkpoint and its officers found the cigarettes within bags of kitchen towel rolls.Earlier on April 18, ICA thwarted plans to smuggleA video posted by ICA on Facebook showed officers unearthing the cigarettes from various parts of a Malaysia-registered silver Honda, including from under its bonnet.

The largest haul of duty-unpaid cigarettes at land checkpoints so far in 2023 was 12,708 cartons on Jan 18 at Tuas Checkpoint.𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 On 25 May 23, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of...

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