2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at Woodlands Checkpoint on 26 May 2017.
At about 11pm on Friday last week, ICA officers directed an arriving Malaysia-registered empty tanker truck, driven by a lone 36-year-old Malaysian man, for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
Through the inspection, ICA officers found 2,250 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in a modified compartment of the tanker.
The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$174,600 and S$12,940 respectively, ICA said.