Pinol said on Thursday he had also asked Malaysia and Indonesia to check on reports of the smuggling of crude and refined palm oil into the Philippines.
The man was arrested for immigration officer at Woodlands checkpoint found a Leopard tortoise and the AVA found four other wildlife animals at his residence.
ICA officers seized two cars which were carrying a huge amount of illegal cigarettes and sachets of chewing tobacco from Tuas and Woodlands Checkpoint.
Singapore Central Narcotics Bureau conducted an islandwide anti-drug operation, recovered a huge amount of drugs and arrested 82 drug offenders arrested, rescued a child.