1,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes found in bread consignment
KUALA LUMPUR: A 39-year-old Malaysian man was arrested in Singapore after allegedly attempting to smuggle 1,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into the country in a Malaysia-registered lorry.
A Malaysian man, aged 39, was apprehended in Singapore for attempting to smuggle 1,500 cartons of cigarettes without paying duties, according to the New Straits Times. The Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority discovered the contraband during an enhanced check of a Malaysia-registered lorry at the Tuas checkpoint on August 11. The cigarettes were concealed within a shipment of various bread products. The suspect was subsequently handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigation.
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