2 maids arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband cigarettes concealed in food items
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The officers seized a total of 36 cartons and 56 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes.
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SINGAPORE - A pair of domestic helpers, both 26, were arrested this month for allegedly importing cigarettes illegally.
They were said to have told contacts from their home country to buy cigarettes and conceal them within parcels of chilli powder, instant noodles and medication.
The packages were sent to addresses of their friends in Singapore, from whom they would collect the parcels later, said Singapore Customs in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Nov 9).
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority's Air Cargo Command had alerted Singapore Customs to the parcels, and the two women were arrested during two raids between Nov 1 and 2 in Whampoa Drive and Choa Chu Kang Central.
The officers seized a total of 36 cartons and 56 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes.
Singapore Customs said that investigations are under way.
