Fuelish attempt: 2 Malaysians arrested by S’pore immigration for smuggling contraband cigarettes


  • Nation
  • Friday, 25 Jan 2019

Officers found 460 packets of cigarettes hidden in a car's modified fuel tank, and 30 carts of cigarettes concealed in the speaker compartment in the boot of a second car. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It was a "fuelish" attempt for two Malaysians who tried to smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore with their cars on Wednesday (Jan 23).

Both attempts at the Woodlands Checkpoint were foiled by officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), which gave details of the cases in a Facebook post on Friday.

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