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Quiet frogs blew cover of contraband cigarette smuggle 

Jump to full article: Straits Times (sg), 2008-07-10

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THEY are normally noisy, boisterous and jumpy.

But officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) inspecting a consignment of live frogs in the boot of a car at Woodlands on Monday night found the amphibians too quiet for their own good. They were also lifeless.

This aroused the suspicion of the ICA officers, who decided to take a closer look.

Bingo! They found 44 cartons and 59 packets of contraband cigarettes hidden in the spare tyre compartment of the car boot.

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