Officers from the Singapore Customs seized a total of 17,638 cartons and eight packets of cigarettes after mounting two operations on Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 — the second largest haul of contraband cigarettes this year and the largest inland.
Five men were arrested during the operations — one on Nov. 27 and four on Dec. 3 — and court proceedings against them are currently ongoing.
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Duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden away in the compartment of a Singapore-registered car on Nov. 27 (Smart move, too bad the officers were smarter)
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Can the car really fit that much cartons?
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Cross-section view of the fibre tank
On Nov. 13, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) also seized over SGD1 million worth of duty-unpaid cigarettes contained in a 40-foot long container.
Photos: Singapore Customs
