Overstayer caught trying to sneak out of S'pore
Posted: 04 October 2012 1605 hrs
The Bangladeshi national tried to sneak out of the country by hiding in the rear compartment of a bus.
SINGAPORE: A Bangladeshi national who overstayed in Singapore was caught while trying to sneak out of the country by hiding in the rear compartment of a bus.
The suspect was caught at about 9.15pm on Wednesday at Woodlands Checkpoint.
Officers of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority were checking a Malaysian-registered bus which was leaving Singapore when they found the 33-year-old suspect hiding in the rear compartment of the vehicle.
He was arrested, along with the 52-year-old male Malaysian driver.
Both are being investigated.
- CNA/cc
