Gunfire rang out at Tuas checkpoint just before midnight yesterday — two shots had been fired by an officer at a suspicious vehicle which had refused to comply to instructions.
Around 11.45pm yesterday, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers observed four vehicles had stopped near the International Boundary on the Second Link Bridge towards Singapore. As two Auxiliary Police Officers approached the cars, two of the suspicious vehicles made sudden U-turns and went back towards Malaysia.
The two remaining vehicles at first complied with the officers’ instructions to proceed onward to Tuas Checkpoint. One of cars made a sudden reverse against the flow of traffic, and towards the two officers who were on foot. One officer fired two shots at the vehicle, which managed to escape back into Malaysia.
The driver of the remaining vehicle however was detained at Tuas Checkpoint — investigations revealed that they were involved in the smuggling of cigarettes.
ICA assured that no was injured in the incident, while the police are currently investigating the case.
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