Malaysian tries to smuggle 4,510 sachets of chewing tobacco into Singapore

Thousands of sachets of chewing tobacco were hidden in the back seat, rear bumper, side panels, skirting and even the spare tyre of the car.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): While Singaporeans were busy celebrating the nation's birthday on Thursday (Aug 9), a Malaysian tried to smuggle thousands of sachets of chewing tobacco over the Causeway.

In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said they found the 4,510 sachets concealed in almost every part of a Malaysian-registered car at Woodlands Checkpoint on Thursday.