[Headlines Only] [Top Stories Only]
Categories
· Cross-Border/Crime
non-USA, by Country
· Singapore

ICA foils cigarette smuggling attempt 

Jump to full article: TODAYonline (sg), 2010-02-13

Intro:

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Wednesday foiled two separate cigarette smuggling attempts. Duties and taxes on the 1,900 cartons of cigarettes amounted to some $144,000.

In the first case, two Malaysians were caught at the Tuas Checkpoint for trying to smuggle contraband cigarettes hidden in a modified compartment within the floorboard of a consignment of hydrated lime.

Jump to full article »