Replica sniper rifle, pistol and airsoft pellets detected in container at Pasir Panjang scanning station

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled an attempt to smuggle an assortment of controlled weapons and ammunition into Singapore on Oct 1.

In a social media post on Tuesday (Oct 20) evening, it said the attempt was made via an inbound cargo container and detected by its officers at Pasir Panjang scanning station.

According to ICA, the container was directed for further checks based on information received from its Integrated Targeting Centre.

Those assessed to be of higher risk are flagged for checks upon arrival at Singapore's checkpoints.

During the checks, an image analyst noticed anomalies in the scanned image of the cargo container and referred the container for enhanced checks.

There, search and examination officers uncovered a total of six packets and a bottle of airsoft (BB) pellets, 40 packets of 72 caps and five units of replica guns.

The case was then referred to the police, and a 19-year-old male teenager is assisting with ongoing investigations under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act.

Under the Act, police approval is required for the import or export of toy or replica guns.

The police have stated in previous cases involving replica guns that they will not approve the import of any toy or replica guns that bear close resemblance to actual firearms.

This is due to public safety reasons.

Those found guilty of importing replica guns without a permit for the first time can be fined up to $100,000 or up to three times the value of the goods, or jailed for up to two years, or both.

Repeat offenders face double the fine or up to four times the value of the goods, or jail for up to three years, or both.

10月1日，新加坡移民与关卡局（ICA）官员挫败了一起企图将各种管制武器和弹药走私到新加坡的阴谋。

周二（10 月 20 日）晚间，该公司在社交媒体上发帖称，此次盗窃企图是通过一个入境货运集装箱进行的，并被其在巴西班让扫描站的官员发现。

据ICA称，根据其综合目标中心收到的信息，该集装箱被送往进一步检查。

经评估风险较高的人员抵达新加坡检查站后将被标记并接受检查。

检查过程中，图像分析员注意到货运集装箱的扫描图像存在异常，并将该集装箱送去进行更深入的检查。

搜查人员在那里查获了六包和一瓶气枪（BB弹）、40包72发装的火帽和五支仿真枪。

随后该案件被移交警方，一名 19 岁的男性青少年正在根据《枪支、爆炸物和武器管制法》协助进行调查。

根据该法案，玩具枪或仿真枪的进出口需要获得警方批准。

警方在之前涉及仿真枪的案件中曾表示，他们不会批准进口任何与真枪非常相似的玩具枪或仿真枪。

这是出于公共安全考虑。

首次被判犯有无证进口仿真枪罪的人，可被处以最高 10 万美元或货物价值三倍的罚款，或最高两年的监禁，或两者并罚。

屡犯者将面临双倍罚款或高达赃物价值四倍的罚款，或最高三年监禁，或两者并罚。