Hidden in plain cans: ICA foils bid to smuggle 4,700 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes

Merzsam Singkee
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:26:16 +0000
Law, Singapore News, duty-unpaid cigarettes, ICA, smuggled goods seized

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers stopped more than just beverages from rolling into the country this week. According to a post on ICA’s Facebook page yesterday (Aug 27), officers at Tuas Checkpoint uncovered over 4,700 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden within a lorry’s consignment of canned drinks. The Malaysia-registered vehicle had been …