The checks are part of continued efforts by the authorities to clamp down on non-compliance with Singapore’s cross-border cash reporting regime.
A total of 10 travellers were caught moving cash exceeding S$20,000, or its equivalent in foreign currencies, into Singapore without declaration. The 10 people - aged between 31 and 71 - were separately detected during a week-long multi-agency enforcement operation involving the Singapore Police Force, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Central Narcotics Bureau, Singapore Customs , National Parks Board and Health Sciences Authority.
The enforcement operations are part of continued efforts by the authorities to clamp down on non-compliance with Singapore’s Cross-Border Cash Reporting Regime and other illegal cross-border activities. On Jun 20, two Singaporean men and a woman of foreign nationality, aged between 31 and 50, were separately detected bringing cash of various currencies amounting to between S$30,000 and S$35,000 into Singapore without declaration.
Two of the 10 travellers were issued warnings, while six were fined a total of S$23,000, the agencies said. Anyone convicted of moving more than S$20,000 into or out of Singapore without declaring it can be jailed for up to three years, fined a maximum of S$50,000, or both. A confiscation order may also be issued for any part of the cash relating to the offence.
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