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Number of Contraband cases detected from 2011 onwards

ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority)

Number of Contraband cases detected from 2011 onwards

Data from 2011 to 2024

Last updated 8 Sep 2025

Number of Contraband cases detected at checkpoints from 2011 onwards

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NumberofContrabandcasesdetectedfrom2011onwards.csv (14 rows, 198 B)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Contraband Cases Count
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
201180800
201280200
201399700
201493380
201595677
201688050
201790327
2018107771
201992292
202041000
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_87bcf27b745ae45fa8a5876f4d0ca2c5"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. (2016). Number of Contraband cases detected from 2011 onwards (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_87bcf27b745ae45fa8a5876f4d0ca2c5/view

About this dataset

Contact

ICA_Data_Management@ica.gov.sg

Created on

06 Apr 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority)