Almost 30,000 e-vaporiser merchandise seized from lorry carrying frozen rooster nuggets at Tuas Checkpoint

SINGAPORE: Almost 30,000 e-vaporiser merchandise have been seized after Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled a smuggling try at Tuas Checkpoint.

A complete of 2,600 e-vaporisers and 27,006 e-vaporiser refill pods have been confiscated from a lorry carrying a consignment of frozen rooster nuggets, mentioned ICA in a Fb publish on Thursday (Dec 22). 

The coming Malaysia-registered car was stopped for enhanced checks on Nov 17 at 3am.

Whereas inspecting the motive force’s resting space, ICA officers uncovered containers wrapped in black garbage luggage containing the contraband gadgets. Extra e-vaporiser merchandise have been additionally discovered underneath the lorry’s floorboards. 

“All displays have been seized by the Well being Sciences Authority and investigations are ongoing,” mentioned ICA. 

“As guardians of our borders, ICA is dedicated to facilitating commerce and journey whereas retaining Singapore’s borders protected and safe.”