Four Malaysians, one Myanmar national arrested after smuggling attempt


Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers had stopped a departing Malaysia-registered car for checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint. - PHOTOS: FACEBOOK/IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Four Malaysians were foiled in their attempt to smuggle a Myanmar national out of Singapore last Thursday (Feb 28), said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

ICA officers had stopped a departing Malaysia-registered car for checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint at around 7.45pm, said ICA in a statement on Monday (March 4).

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