'Haven't even smelled JB customs after 2 hours': Travellers stuck in up to 3-hour queues at checkpoint after enhanced security

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For over two hours, the only thing this driver might have smelled was probably the petrol fumes from the other vehicles waiting in line. Driver Aaron Ng, who was stuck in heavy traffic heading back to Singapore from Johor Bahru (JB) last Sunday (May 19), shared on Facebook that his queue was taking longer than '165 minutes'. 'Haven't even smelled..

'Haven't even smelled JB customs after 2 hours': Travellers stuck in up to 3-hour queues at checkpoint after enhanced securityPHOTO: Facebook/Shim Wei Yeh, screengrab/Checkpoint.sg/Mitchell YylimFor over two hours, the only thing this driver might have smelled was probably the petrol fumes from the other vehicles waiting in line.

Motorists who were entering Singapore from JB over the weekend had to wait close to three hours following a step-up in security measures at Singapore's two land checkpoints, 8world reported on Sunday .on the outskirts of JB that led to two officers being killed and another injured. The lone attacker was later shot dead at the scene.

"Travellers should expect delays at the checkpoints due to enhanced checks, and factor in additional time needed for immigration clearance."

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

 

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