Number of travellers and cargoes cleared in 2019 highest in 5 years: ICA

SINGAPORE: The number of travellers and cargoes cleared by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in 2019 was the highest in five years, the authority said on Tuesday .

In its annual statistics, ICA shared it would"continue to develop effective strategies and look for innovative ways to facilitate the movement of people and cargoes, while ensuring that our borders remain secure". READ: Systems running smoothly at Singapore checkpoints amid measures against coronavirus - Shanmugam

There was a decrease in overstayers by 14.5 per cent and illegal immigrants arrested by 2.3 per cent. However, the number of errant employers arrested increased from 58 in 2018 to 86 in 2019. The number of arrested harbourers of IOs decreased, from 282 in 2018 to 248 in 2019. ICA said that in 2019, it thwarted a number of attempts to smuggle controlled items into Singapore through postal parcels and that it is monitoring this trend closely, given the increasing volume of parcels.

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