Malaysian car with contraband cigarettes dashes through Changi checkpoint; suspect arrested

The dash-through incident happened at a checkpoint in the Airport Logistics Park at around 11pm on Nov 28, 2019. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - The driver of a Malaysian-registered car made a run for it at a checkpoint in the Airport Logistics Park (ALPS) on Thursday night (Nov 28), and was later arrested following an islandwide manhunt.

The Straits Times understands the dash-through incident happened at around 11pm when the vehicle driven by a man was directed to pull over.

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