Officers from the Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) have caught three Indian nationals for trying to leave Singapore illegally.
They were found hidden in a storage compartment, located behind the driver’s seat of a 40—foot Malaysia—registered prime mover.
The incident happened last Saturday at about 11.40 am.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 29—year—old Malaysian driver was promised $500 for each immigration offender he successfully brings out of the country.
Arrangements were made to pick up the three immigration offenders along Woodlands Road.
The three, aged between 27 and 36, said they had come to Singapore to seek illegal employment.
If convicted, for overstaying or illegal entry, they could be jailed up to six months and given at least three strokes of the cane.
Penalties for illegal departure is a fine of up to $2,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both.
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