ICA officers slice open car tyres at Woodlands Checkpoint, uncover close to 1,000 packets of contraband cigarettes移民与关卡局官员在兀兰关卡割开汽车轮胎，查获近1000包走私香烟。
An attempt to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore by car was thwarted after officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) sliced open the vehicle's tyres during checks.The discovery was made at Woodlands Checkpoint on Sept 26, said ICA in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Oct 13).ICA's search and examination officers directed the Malaysia-registered car for enhanced checks and discovered...
An attempt to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore by car was thwarted after officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) sliced open the vehicle's tyres during checks.
The discovery was made at Woodlands Checkpoint on Sept 26, said ICA in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Oct 13).
ICA's search and examination officers directed the Malaysia-registered car for enhanced checks and discovered over 980 packets of contraband hidden within tyres.
The Malaysian driver, 31, was arrested. The suspect and the seized exhibits have been referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.
It is an offence to buy, sell, convey, possess or deal with duty-unpaid goods under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act.
Offenders face a fine of up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded, jail time of up to six years, or both.
Vehicles used to commit such offences, as well as proceeds from the sale of duty-unpaid goods, may be forfeited.
lim.kewei@asiaone.com
有人试图驾车走私未缴税香烟进入新加坡，但移民与关卡局 (ICA) 的官员在检查时割破了车辆轮胎，挫败了这起走私企图。
移民与关卡局周二（10月13日）在Facebook上发帖称，这一发现是在9月26日于兀兰关卡进行的。
ICA 的搜查和检查人员对这辆马来西亚注册的汽车进行了更严格的检查，并在轮胎内发现了 980 多包违禁品。
这名31岁的马来西亚籍司机已被逮捕。嫌疑人和缴获的物证已被移交新加坡海关作进一步调查。
根据《海关法》和《商品和服务税法》，购买、出售、运输、持有或处理未缴税货物均属违法行为。
违法者将面临最高可达逃税金额 40 倍的罚款、最高 6 年的监禁，或两者并罚。
用于实施此类犯罪的车辆以及出售未缴税货物的所得款项可能会被没收。
lim.kewei@asiaone.com