Singapore stops motorists attempting to smuggle bak kwa via Woodlands checkpoint


SINGAPORE: Two motorists attempted to smuggle bak kwa (dried meat) into Singapore through the Woodlands checkpoint over two days, said Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday (Feb 8).

ICA said in a Facebook post that in both cases, the packets of bak kwa were concealed in pastry or cookie packaging.

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