Man who drove through Tuas Checkpoint faces three new charges
Tuas checkpoint. TODAY file photo
SINGAPORE — The man who allegedly drove through Tuas Checkpoint without heeding orders to stop for checks now faces three more charges.
Mohamed Dawood R M Abdul Sukkur was today (July 14) charged with two counts of not having a licence to bring in food items to Singapore. In one instance, the 47-year-old allegedly brought into Singapore 145 boxes of kueh weighing 200kg, along with four bottles of maize drink from Malaysia. In the second charge, he is accused of importing from Malaysia 105 packets of Ramly Beef Burger patties weighing 37.8kg.
In addition, he faces one more charge from the police for disposing of all the Ramly beef burger patties — knowing that they were incriminating evidence — into an open drainage along the Pan-Island Expressway.
For the importation of kueh without a licence, Mohd Dawood faces a fine of up to S$1,000. For the unlicenced importation of meat products, he faces up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both.
The accused could also be sentenced up to seven years in jail, fined, or both, for the disposal of the beef patties to intentionally obstruct the course of justice.
Mohd Dawood was earlier charged for committing a rash act endangering human life or personal safety of others. For that, he could be sentenced to six months in jail or a S$2,500 fine, or both.
On June 23, he had allegedly driven his car — a black BMW — at 142km/h within a confined security checkpoint area with a speed limit of 15km/h, after failing to heed orders to stop for further customs checks.
The police found his car along Pioneer Road North just after 2pm, and he was placed under arrest. He will return to court on Aug 5, at 10am.
