{"id":8341,"date":"2025-10-03T13:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/jail-for-unlicensed-driver-who-tried-to-smuggle-two-men-to-malaysia-in-car-boot\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:57:06","slug":"jail-for-unlicensed-driver-who-tried-to-smuggle-two-men-to-malaysia-in-car-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/jail-for-unlicensed-driver-who-tried-to-smuggle-two-men-to-malaysia-in-car-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"Jail for unlicensed driver who tried to smuggle two men to Malaysia in car boot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In need of cash to repay his debts, a Malaysian man who did not have a valid driving licence agreed to illegally transport two of his countrymen back home from Singapore in the boot of a car in July.<\/p>\n

On Oct 2, Muhammad Izzul Islam Abdul Haqq, 20, was sentenced to 10 months and four weeks’ jail, and a fine of $800.<\/p>\n

He had pleaded guilty to immigration and traffic offences, and will have to spend an additional day behind bars should he fail to pay the fine.<\/p>\n

Izzul was also prohibited from driving any motor vehicle in Singapore for a period of two years from his release date.<\/p>\n

The two stowaways – Muhammad Asyraff Mohamad Zaini, 30, and Muhammad Idzun Shafie Maula Abdul Razak, 31 – were dealt with in court earlier. Details about the pair’s offences were not disclosed in court documents.<\/p>\n

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) prosecutor Aricia Tan and Deputy Public Prosecutor Leong Kit Yu stated in court documents that about a year ago, Izzul responded to a Facebook job advertisement by a user known only as “K”.<\/p>\n

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The job advertisement was for recruiting individuals to facilitate the illegal transportation of people from Singapore to Malaysia, the court heard.<\/p>\n

Izzul joined the operation, and was promised RM500 (S$150) for every person successfully transported to Malaysia.<\/p>\n

On July 4, 2025, K contacted him about a job to illegally transport Asyraff and Idzun out of Singapore.<\/p>\n

At around 9pm that day, K turned up at Izzul’s Malaysian home unannounced and took him to a vehicle rental company in Johor to collect a car.<\/p>\n

The prosecutors said: “Although the accused did not have a valid driving licence, K completed the rental arrangements and payments.<\/p>\n

“The accused was instructed to drive the car to enter Singapore and that the coordinates of the pick-up location would be shared with him after he entered Singapore.”<\/p>\n

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Izzul did as he was told, and K later sent him a message via WhatsApp, asking him to go to a heavy vehicle carpark in Woodlands.<\/p>\n

When he got there, an unknown man approached Izzul and told Idzun and Asyraff to hide in the boot of the car.<\/p>\n

Izzul then drove the vehicle to the Woodlands Checkpoint shortly before 4am on July 5 and the authorities found the two stowaways following a check.<\/p>\n

ICA officers immediately arrested the three Malaysian men and the car was seized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shaffiq Alkhatib for The Straits Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In need of cash to repay his debts, a Malaysian man who did not have a valid driving licence agreed to illegally transport two of his countrymen back home from Singapore in the boot of a car in July. On Oct 2, Muhammad Izzul Islam Abdul Haqq, 20, was sentenced to 10 months and four…<\/p>\n

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