ICA officers use electric saw on bus at Woodlands Checkpoint, find duty-unpaid cigarettes, arrest M’sian man, 40. The vehicle’s chassis was cut open.

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ICA officers use electric saw on bus at Woodlands Checkpoint, find duty-unpaid cigarettes, arrest M’sian man, 40​

The vehicle’s chassis was cut open.



Rafael See Toh

June 25, 2026, 11:49 AM​

ICA


A 40-year-old Malaysian man was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after allegedly attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes via a bus.

ICA officers had to use an electric circular saw to cut open the vehicle’s chassis to locate the hidden contraband.

The incident occurred on Jun. 15.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) posted about the incident on Facebook on Jun. 25.

The suspect was driving into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered bus.

Officers profiled the bus and directed it for enhanced checks.

More than 880 cartons and 110 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were retrieved from the modified engine compartment of the vehicle.

The exhibits and suspect were referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation, ICA added.