PUBLISHED ONBYSean LerImmigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers took out tools to take apart a Malaysia-registered car's front and rear bumpers during an enhanced check at Woodlands Checkpoint.
In a series of photographs posted on its social media on Tuesday (Nov 3), ICA officers are seen pulling out the front and rear bumpers of the car.
Contraband cigarettes are also seen in the engine compartment of the car, with black thrash bags placed underneath it.
ICA said its search and examination officers found more than 190 cartons and over 500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in various modified compartments of the car.
A 34-year-old male Malaysian driver and his 45-year-old male passenger were arrested and the case referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.
Buying, selling, conveying, possessing and dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act.
Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty evaded, jailed for up to six years, or both.
Vehicles used in these offences and proceeds from the sale of duty-unpaid goods may also be forfeited.
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