SINGAPORE - There were 107,771 contraband cases detected at Singapore's checkpoints last year, a 19 per cent climb from 90,327 the year before.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - There were 107,771 contraband cases detected at Singapore's checkpoints last year, a 19 per cent climb from 90,327 the year before. This is the highest annual figure ever recorded, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Wednesday in its annual report. This means there was an average of about 300 cases per day last year. googletag.cmd.push { googletag.
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