Over 10,000 travellers were identified for checks across the airport's four terminals during the multi-agency operation.
SINGAPORE – A total of 87 travellers were caught at the Changi Airport for carrying undeclared cash of more than $20,000 or failing to pay taxes on cigarettes, liquor and other items after a week-long joint enforcement operation in June.
This was part of the authorities’ efforts to clamp down on non-compliance with Singapore’s Cross-Border Cash Reporting Regime and other illegal cross-border activities. The next day, three male foreign travellers, aged between 60 and 71, were separately found carrying undeclared cash of various currencies totalling between $22,000 and $28,000 into Singapore.Investigations into the two travellers who carried undeclared money of various currencies exceeding a total of $140,000 into Singapore are ongoing.
The total amount of duty and GST involved was more than $11,000, and the total penalty imposed was more than $17,000, the statement said.The largest undeclared cigarette case involved 800 sticks of cigarettes, followed by another case with 500 sticks.
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