PUBLISHED ONApril 23, 2026 3:30 AMBYChing Shi JieSingapore Customs is investigating a parcel containing contraband cigarettes that were flown into Singapore through airmail.
In a Facebook reel shared on Thursday (April 23), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that its officers detected anomalies in a scanned image of a postal article at Airmail Transit Centre in the Changi Airfreight Centre.
After physically examining the parcel, they discovered more than 30 cartons and over 300 packets of duly-unpaid cigarettes concealed within metal frames and plywood.
"The exhibits were handed over to Singapore Customs for further investigation," said ICA.
Under the Customs Act and the GST Act, buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, possessing and dealing in duty-unpaid goods are serious offences.
Those caught can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and/or jailed for up to six years. Vehicles used in committing such offences are also subject to forfeiture.
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