Singaporean caught smuggling cigarettes in socks and underwe

• nightzip

  2 Mar 07, 17:24

  Singaporean caught smuggling cigarettes in socks and underwear
  
  By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia
  Posted: 01 March 2007 2043 hrs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man, who tried to smuggle cigarettes by stuffing them in his socks and swimming trunks, has been caught at the Woodlands Checkpoint.
  
  Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers said they stopped him as he had unusual "bulges" on him and was behaving suspiciously.
  
  The 45-year-old man claimed that he had bought the contraband items for his own consumption, as well as for sale to his colleagues and friends.
  
  In all, the man had 24 packets of tobacco and 33 packets of cigarettes on him worth about $730.
  
  ICA warned that first time offenders could be fined up to 20 times the amount of duty evaded.
  
  Repeat offenders face up to two years' jail and fine.
  
• SMLJ.sg

  2 Mar 07, 19:08

  wow
• Quinsy

  2 Mar 07, 19:10

  Like that also can.
• a-Lost-9uY

  2 Mar 07, 19:30

  outstanding
• M©+square

  2 Mar 07, 19:32

  Stupidity at it's best.
  
  Socks ok. But Stomach....confirm can see one.
• the Bear

  2 Mar 07, 19:52

  guys.. think about this...
  
  around his torso, are bulges which look a bit angular..
  
  in this day and age, what does he look like he's carrying?
  
  an IED maybe??
• MohamedF

  2 Mar 07, 19:55

  Idiot... take private taxi back lah... v
• pierre^^

  2 Mar 07, 19:55

  actually when he walk thru the scanner, can oni see one rite?
• MohamedF

  2 Mar 07, 19:57

  Originally posted by pierre^^:

  actually when he walk thru the scanner, can oni see one rite?

  That is metal detector..., not scanner...