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Sep 11, 2009
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The officers found a man hiding inside the modified rear speakers. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
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IMMIGRATIONS officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint became suspicious when they checked a car and found a set of oversized speakers in the boot. It was literally too 'loud' for their comfort. The Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) officials decided to do a more thorough check of the Malaysia-registered car when they found the drver, a Chinese man, behaving evasively at the departure zone on Wednesday night. On opening the car boot, officers smelled a rat when they found that the speakers took up almost the entire boot space. The installations were also not properly secured to the rear seats.
The officers then removed the board covering the speakers and found a man hiding inside the modified rear speakers. The 41-year-old Chinese national later admitted that he had entered Singapore to seek illegal employment but decided to return to China as he could not find any job. He further claimed that he had approached a Chinese agent to smuggle him out of Singapore. He had paid the agent a deposit of S$1,000 for the illegal departure and was to pay another S$3,500 after he has left Singapore.
Just before the escape, the man met his agent, driver and another Chinese men whom he claimed was a member of a smuggling syndicate at the Kranji MRT station. There, he forked out another $500 to the syndicate member and was told to pay a remaining amount when he reaches Malaysia.
He was then driven to a secluded area and instructed to hide inside the speaker compartment of the car boot, said ICA in a statement on Friday.
The 29-year-old Malaysian driver admitted that he fell bait to an offer of RM1,000 by a smuggling syndicate based in Malaysia. Being in debt, he agreed to do the job even though he was well aware that he would be contravening the law. ICA is investigating both subjects for immigration offences. The vehicle has also been detained.
Sep 11, 2009
Too loud for comfort <!--10 min-->
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The officers found a man hiding inside the modified rear speakers. -- PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
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IMMIGRATIONS officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint became suspicious when they checked a car and found a set of oversized speakers in the boot. It was literally too 'loud' for their comfort. The Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) officials decided to do a more thorough check of the Malaysia-registered car when they found the drver, a Chinese man, behaving evasively at the departure zone on Wednesday night. On opening the car boot, officers smelled a rat when they found that the speakers took up almost the entire boot space. The installations were also not properly secured to the rear seats.
The officers then removed the board covering the speakers and found a man hiding inside the modified rear speakers. The 41-year-old Chinese national later admitted that he had entered Singapore to seek illegal employment but decided to return to China as he could not find any job. He further claimed that he had approached a Chinese agent to smuggle him out of Singapore. He had paid the agent a deposit of S$1,000 for the illegal departure and was to pay another S$3,500 after he has left Singapore.
Just before the escape, the man met his agent, driver and another Chinese men whom he claimed was a member of a smuggling syndicate at the Kranji MRT station. There, he forked out another $500 to the syndicate member and was told to pay a remaining amount when he reaches Malaysia.
He was then driven to a secluded area and instructed to hide inside the speaker compartment of the car boot, said ICA in a statement on Friday.
The 29-year-old Malaysian driver admitted that he fell bait to an offer of RM1,000 by a smuggling syndicate based in Malaysia. Being in debt, he agreed to do the job even though he was well aware that he would be contravening the law. ICA is investigating both subjects for immigration offences. The vehicle has also been detained.
