The contraband cigarettes were hidden in a modified compartment at the base of the tanker. - PHOTO: IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
SINGAPORE: An attempt to smuggle 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes was thwarted by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (May 26) night.
The ICA said in a media release on Monday that a Malaysia-registered tanker truck arriving from Malaysia was stopped for further checks.
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