Myvi Driver Tried To Smuggle A Man From Singapore To Malaysia In Her Car Boot
The ICA has since stressed that they take attempts to enter or depart Singapore illegally very seriously.
By Selena Chua — 07 Aug 2019, 12:37 PM
We have all heard crazy stories of the sheer determination of Myvi drivers
Just a couple of weeks ago, on 24 July, a Myvi made its way through a flood in Rawang, while other vehicles hardly moved.
On 5 August, two Malaysian women were arrested for attempting to smuggle a man out of Singapore by hiding him in their Myvi
The car was was driven by a 28-year-old woman, accompanied by a 33-year-old passenger.
While conducting checks, officers discovered a man hiding in the car boot
"The illegal passenger was not in possession of any travel document. He was later established to be a 31-year-old Bangladeshi national", Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) said in a press release.
The ICA has since stressed that illegal attempts to enter or depart Singapore are taken very seriously
The penalty for illegal departure is a fine of up to SGD1,000 (about RM3,033), a jail term of up to six months, or both.
Offenders who convey prohibited immigrants out of Singapore will also face a jail term of two to five years, and a minimum of three strokes of the cane.