Man caught carrying over $1.3m into S'pore and under-declaring amount

The authorities are investigating a 49-year-old man who was caught carrying more than $1.3 million in various currencies into Singapore, and under-declaring the amount, on Nov 27.

- Gabrielle Andres

The man, a foreign traveler, was found to have provided an inaccurate cross-border movement of Cash or Bearer Negotiable Instruments (CBNI) report, according to a joint statement issued by the police, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Customs and the Health Sciences Authority on Dec 4.

He was one of eight travelers caught attempting to bring in large amounts of cash without declaration or providing an accurate report. The other seven were found carrying cash amounting to between $21,000 and $38,400.

The offenders were found during multi-agency enforcement operations carried out across Singapore's land, sea and air checkpoints from Nov 25 to 29. Over the five days, the authorities conducted enhanced checks on more than 8,100 identified travelers and 950 vehicles. More than 14,000 pieces of luggage and hand-carry bags were scanned and searched.