SINGAPORE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 6,450 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes from a Malaysia-registered truck were seized at Singapore's Tuas checkpoint on Thursday, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a press release on Friday.
ICA said that the truck, driven by a 46-year-old male Malaysian, arrived at the checkpoint at about 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The truck was carrying a consignment declared to contain 20 pallets of paper boxes. During the course of checks, ICA officers found 6,454 cartons and 460 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among the consignment.
The potential duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about 504,400 Singapore dollars (354,038 U.S. dollars) and 50,780 Singapore dollars (35,627 U.S. dollars) respectively.
The authority added that the driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and truck were handed over to Singapore Customs for investigations. The vehicle used in the commission of such offences is liable to be forfeited.
