Sv 160 Cig smuggling incident

• sbst275

  11 Nov 10, 16:38

  Surprised it could happen within ops time. Sv 160 bus bc detained w/ cartons load of cig attempting to smuggle into Spore. It's seriously beyond me how to remove it w/o being spotted in Spore
• hairycrab138

  11 Nov 10, 17:48

  -_-"
  
  Must be some passenger trying their luck.. and got the driver into trouble?

• QX179R

  11 Nov 10, 17:49

  yes, happened several times..
  bus was impounded..

  that's all I can reveal..

• sinicker

  11 Nov 10, 19:59

  found in passenger seating area or other compartments?

• sbst275

  11 Nov 10, 20:02

  Originally posted by sinicker:

  found in passenger seating area or other compartments?

  
  can only say might sound e death knell of any MKIV plans for 160 & 170.

• jayh272416

  11 Nov 10, 20:06

  Any news article or something?

• sinicker

  11 Nov 10, 20:11

  okay... i saw the article in HWZ EDMW already...
  
  http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2985351

• sexy girls

  11 Nov 10, 20:22

  

  The bus has been impounded by the customs

• TIB657M

  11 Nov 10, 20:42

  They are stong enough to hide theit illegal stuffs....

• SBS n SMRT

  11 Nov 10, 20:45

  this is not the first case

  If i remember, in the past, there had been even a illegal migrants clinging to the base of mk 3 but get detained by ICA - thanks to an alert BC

  This is in BusWay.

• 105090

  11 Nov 10, 21:22

  really amazing... how the driver load them all up? and how is he going to unload them? 
  
  think on the way to kota raya he turn off somewhere to meet the supplier..
  
  but i think this is not a one-man-job 

• carbikebus

  12 Nov 10, 19:12

  I'm not surprised at all,There are many smuggling cig cases involving both 160/170 BCs whether open or hidden ones.An ex-170 BCs friend say that he done it upteen times before being caught and get sacked/fined

• lemon1974

  12 Nov 10, 19:27

  Originally posted by 105090:

  really amazing... how the driver load them all up? and how is he going to unload them? 
  
  think on the way to kota raya he turn off somewhere to meet the supplier..
  
  but i think this is not a one-man-job 

  there are a lot of roads in JB which is ulu.. I did see one Sv950 bus turning into those small side road after turning out from the checkpoints (not the usual way to City Square)... Can just park somewhere to load these.... but in broaddaylight? and how he going to remove it in Singapore? do it at Jurong East interchange? not that easy also. he was caught in broad daylight.. if he is driving the last bus, then might be easier to load/unload...

• eX.A.K.R.

  12 Nov 10, 22:28

  Is there a chance that SBS Transit will get the bus back after the investigations are completed?

• S.Solitaire

  12 Nov 10, 23:30

  Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:

  Is there a chance that SBS Transit will get the bus back after the investigations are completed?

  Well, there are not only a few JB registered buses in SG now.. So, the bus that is hauled for inspection might stay, and SBS Transit might deploy a standby driver and a spare JB bus to run 160....

• iveco

  17 Nov 10, 12:55

  Originally posted by sexy girls:

  

  The bus has been impounded by the customs

  
  Are those green boxes ciggie cartons? Didn't know they could fit so well in that small compartment. Which bus was it?

• QX179R

  17 Nov 10, 13:03

  Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:

  Is there a chance that SBS Transit will get the bus back after the investigations are completed?

  should be..
  most importantly the coinbox must be demounted 1st..

• SBS 1000U

  23 Nov 10, 00:38

  Is the bus back on service yet???

• service_238

  23 Nov 10, 03:14

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Is the bus back on service yet???

  
  not yet. BC either suspension or termination. Latter more likely. haha.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  23 Nov 10, 18:22

  Muz be some stupid hiding it

   

  but how the hell can he do that?

• dan474

  23 Nov 10, 20:35

  Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):

  Muz be some stupid hiding it

   

  but how the hell can he do that?

  during break????

• 105090

  23 Nov 10, 23:57

  Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):

  Muz be some stupid hiding it

   

  but how the hell can he do that?

  crooks are the smartest humans in the world.
  similarly, law-abiding people aren't too bright

• Junyang700

  24 Nov 10, 02:07

  Somebody can board the bus and take the cigarettes down and drop him off at a bus stop when the BC is going off service to depot.