{
  "id": 1630089,
  "title": "1,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes found in bread consignment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/1-500-cartons-of-duty-unpaid-cigarettes-found-in-bread-consignment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:08:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1513587/1500-cartons-duty-unpaid-cigarettes-found-bread-consignment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}