Indonesian duo stopped at Singapore Cruise Centre with over S$35k in undeclared cash


The cash was wrapped in plastic bags and divided into three stacks that were placed into two suitcases and a backpack, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in a Facebook post on May 15. - IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two Indonesian women who tried to bring more than S$35,600 in undeclared foreign currencies into Singapore were stopped by the authorities last Wednesday (May 10) after getting off a ferry at the Singapore Cruise Centre.

The cash was wrapped in plastic bags and divided into three stacks that were placed into two suitcases and a backpack, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a Facebook post on Monday (May 15).

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