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A total of 88 people were caught for various offences, including over $1.4 million in undeclared cash brought into Singapore, during a multi-agency enforcement operation spanning a week across the land, air and sea checkpoints.The police, Immigration and ChecOver $1.4 million in undeclared cash, 395 vapes: 88 people caught in week-long operation in Singapore checkpoints
A total of 88 people were caught for various offences, including over $1.4 million in undeclared cash brought into Singapore, during a multi-agency enforcement operation spanning a week across the land, air and sea checkpoints.The police, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore Customs and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a joint statement that over 14,000 travelers and 280 vehicles were checked between Oct 9 and 15.More than 11,700 pieces of luggage and hand-carry bags were also scanned or searched, the authorities said, adding that the operation was part of «continued efforts to detect and enforce against Singapore’s cross-border cash reporting regime and other illegal smuggling activities».Eleven foreigners, aged between 34 and 60, were caught moving more than $20,000 —or its equivalent in foreign currencies— into or out of Singapore without making a declaration, or by making an inaccurate one, authorities said.The largest amount was detected on Oct 13, when three men and a woman were separately found carrying over $1.2 million in cash in various currencies. Read more
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