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  • Indonesian Man Arrested At Causeway Pipelines For Trying To Enter Singapore Illegally

    Indonesian Man Arrested At Causeway Pipelines For Trying To Enter Singapore Illegally

    A man was arrested at the Causeway for trying to enter Singapore illegally on Saturday (Aug 26).

    The man was seen walking between the water pipelines along the Causeway towards Singapore by the Police Coast Guard, who alerted the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) at Woodlands Checkpoint at about 7.30pm.

    Coast Guard and ICA officers found him hiding under the pipelines, with a “cylindrical flotation device”. The 47-year-old Indonesian was immediately arrested, ICA said in a statement on Monday.

    Investigations are ongoing, authorities said.

    The penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are up to six months’ jail and at least three strokes of the cane, while the penalties for abetting a person to leave Singapore illegally is a jail term of six months to two years. The abettor can also be fined up to S$6,000.

    “Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore’s security,” said ICA. “The security checks are critical to our nation’s security.

    “We will continue to conduct security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints and our maritime border to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands.”

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Literally Closing The Door On Smuggling, ICA Detected Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Inside “Wooden Doors”

    Literally Closing The Door On Smuggling, ICA Detected Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Inside “Wooden Doors”

    On 17 August 2017 at about 6pm, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers conducted checks on a 40-footer container at a warehouse in Chai Chee Lane. The container was presented for clearance at the Tanjong Pagar Scanning Station and was sealed for checks at the premises of the freight forwarder. During the checks, the officers noticed that there were 35 boxes wrapped with corrugated paper among a consignment declared as “display stand and keychain card holder”.

    When the ICA officers unwrapped the boxes, the items turned out to be wooden doors. Suspecting that contraband items may be concealed in the wooden doors, the officers pried open the side panel and found duty-unpaid cigarettes. Singapore Customs was alerted, and 1,894 cartons and 660 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in the wooden doors were uncovered.

    Based on the leads gathered from the case, Singapore Customs identified another suspicious consignment of wooden doors and mounted a follow-up operation on 21 August 2017 night. Singapore Customs officers kept a close watch as two vans were driven into a building in Playfair Road. They saw the consignment of wooden doors being unloaded from the vans and conveyed to a unit on the fifth level of the building.

    The Singapore Customs officers then moved into the unit to conduct a search, and they found 1,890 cartons and 700 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in the wooden doors. Two male Chinese nationals, aged 28 and 34, were arrested for being involved with duty-unpaid cigarettes. A follow-up search of the two men’s flat in Sims Avenue also uncovered another three packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

    A total of 3,784 cartons and 1,363 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized over the two days, with the total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounting to about $304,210 and $22,540 respectively. Investigations are ongoing.

    See the full press release here.

     

    Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

  • ICA Media Statement: Not A Fuel Tank Scanner, It Is An Automatic Passenger In-Car Clearance System

    ICA Media Statement: Not A Fuel Tank Scanner, It Is An Automatic Passenger In-Car Clearance System

    MEDIA STATEMENT ON PHOTOGRAPHS OF “FUEL TANK SCANNERS”

    The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) refers to recent online discussions of photographs of “a fuel tank scanner” at Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints.

    In response to media queries, ICA would like to clarify that the photograph below shows a prototype of an Automatic Passenger In-Car Clearance System, and is not a “fuel tank scanner”. The prototype is being developed to conduct trials for car travellers to perform automated immigration self-clearance using fingerprint verification. More details will be shared when available.

    ICA would like to remind travellers that photography and videography are not allowed within checkpoint premises. Members of public are also advised not to spread unverified sources of information and should refer to our official website for information.

     

    Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

  • 33 Year Old Certis Cisco Officer Died On Duty In Drink-Driving Accident, Malaysian Driver Arrested

    33 Year Old Certis Cisco Officer Died On Duty In Drink-Driving Accident, Malaysian Driver Arrested

    A 33-year-old on-duty Certis Cisco officer died on Friday morning (Feb 10) after he was knocked down by a car while trying to divert traffic at Tuas Checkpoint.

    The accident happened at about 2.30am, and Lance Corporal (Auxiliary Police Force) Norman Samri was taken conscious to the National University Hospital where he died an hour later from his injuries.

    A police spokesman said the 28-year-old male driver of the car was arrested for causing death by rash act and investigations are ongoing.

    The Malaysian driver, who is believed to have been drink-driving, was arrested on the spot.

    The Straits Times understands that when the accident happened, LCP Norman and two other auxiliary police officers (APOs) had been diverting traffic from the first lane of the three-lane road of the departure viaduct as a minor accident had occurred there.

    The car was believed to have been speeding and swerving between lanes and did not slow down when it approached the APOs.

    ST understands the trio tried to jump out of the car’s way, but LCP Norman was hit and landed a distance away.

    He suffered head injuries and died later in hospital.

    When contacted, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) spokesman said: “The ICA extends our deepest condolences to the family of the late officer and is working with Certis Cisco to provide necessary assistance to the family.”

    The ICA spokesman added that she was unable to comment further on details of the accident as police investigations are ongoing.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Lelaki Menyamar Sebagai Pegawai ICA Untuk Curi Rokok Seludup

    Lelaki Menyamar Sebagai Pegawai ICA Untuk Curi Rokok Seludup

    Seorang lelaki dijatuhi hukuman penjara selama lima minggu kerana menyamar sebagai seorang pegawai Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) dalam percubaannya mencuri rokok-rokok seludup daripada pengedar haram.

    Jasmin Eyple, 33 tahun, merupakan “individu yang memulakan” rancangan itu, kara Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Li Yihong.

    Jasmin menyarankan agar lima daripada rakan lelaki berkenaan pergi ke daerah Sungei Kadut untuk mencuri rokok-rokok seludup daripada para pengedar haram.

    Dia menyangka jika mereka menyamar sebagai pegawai ICA, pengedar tersebut akan berlari meninggalkan rokok-rokok seludup itu.

    Sejurus selepas pukul 11.00 malam pada 18 Ogos 2016, kesemua lelaki tersebut pergi ke tempat meletak kereta berdekatan Blok 2B Woodlands Road, di mana para pengedar haram tersebut mendirikan sebuah kedai di sebelah pagar.

    Salah seorang daripada mereka kemudian menghampiri seorang pengedar dan memberitahu hasratnya untuk membeli empat karton rokok.

    Jasmin kemudian mengeluarkan kad EZ-Linknya dan memekik “ICA”, demikian mahkamah diberitahu.

    Para pengedar tersebut kemudian mengumpulkan barangan haram mereka, memanjat pagar dan berlari masuk ke kawasan perhutanan, sementara semua enam lelaki berkenaan mengejar mereka.

    Bagaimanapun, kesemua enam lelaki berkenaan juga terpaksa melarikan diri mereka, setelah diserang dengan palang besi dan kayu oleh orang-orang yang tidak dikenali yang secara tiba-tiba muncul dari dalam hutan, mahkamah diberitahu.

    Atas kesalahan menyamar sebagai seorang pegawai ICA, Jasmin boleh dijatuhi hukuman penjara sehingga dua tahun dan didenda.

    Satu lagi tuduhan mencuba mencuri rokok-rokok seludup turut dipertimbangkan.

    Empat daripada rakannya yang didakwa bersubahat – Muhammad Assri Zainun, Muhammad Irwanna Saini, Muhammad Sufian Radman dan Muhamad Zul Hijah Saidin – akan dibicarakan di mahkamah pada 10 Februari.

    Lelaki keenam dalam kumpulan itu, Mohamed Syafiq Saidin, masih belum didakwa.

    Source: BeritaMediacorp