A stash of smuggled vodka has been uncovered in Singapore by hi-tech scanning equipment designed to detect dangerous weapons in cargo containers.
The 23,520 bottles of the Russian vodka brand Starorusskaya were disguised as fruit juice.
Custom officials believe the haul to be worth in the region of 700,000 Singapore dollars (US$405,934).
The scanner’s image of the cargo “was atypical of fruit drinks,” the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said.
“Officers then decided to conduct a thorough check of the container. Upon physical check, the contents were confirmed to be vodka,” it added.
The cargo came from the Middle East and was most likely to have been meant for sale to pubs and nightclubs, reports said.
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