Smuggled cigarettes hidden beneath concrete piles seized at Tuas
KUALA LUMPUR: An attempt to smuggle 4,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore using a Malaysia-registered trailer was foiled after the contraband was found hidden beneath a load of concrete piles.
An attempt to smuggle 4,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore was foiled at the Tuas Checkpoint on September 4, according to the New Straits Times. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore intercepted a Malaysia-registered trailer during a routine inspection, which revealed the contraband hidden beneath a load of concrete piles. The 26-year-old Malaysian driver of the trailer was subsequently arrested and handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigation.
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