Man who hid smuggled kittens in pants jailed; elderly mother also imprisoned
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Man who hid smuggled kittens in pants jailed; elderly mother also imprisoned
本帖最後由 geemong 於 2021-7-24 15:56 編輯
Man who hid smuggled kittens in pants jailed; elderly
mother also imprisoned
An elderly woman slotxo who smuggled seven cats into Singapore was sentenced to
jail on Friday (Jul 23), as was her son who stuffed four kittens down his pants to
evade detection.
Leong Sok Boy, 72, was given 40 days' jail, while her son, 47-year-old Justin
Ng Chin Boon, was jailed for 12 weeks from Friday.
Leong pleaded guilty to three counts of importing a live cat without a licence,
with another four charges considered in sentencing.
Her son pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animals and Birds Act of failing to
ensure that the kittens were not transported in a manner that subjected them to
unnecessary suffering and one count of importing a live kitten in his pants. Another
12 charges were taken into consideration.
The court heard that Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers stopped
a Singapore-registered car at Tuas Checkpoint that was entering the country from
Malaysia on the night of Aug 11, 2018.
Leong was seated at the back while her son was in the front passenger seat. A third
co-accused, 42-year-old family friend Leow Hua Liang, was behind the wheel.
The ICA officers found a live cat in Leong's hand-carry bag, and six others in a plastic
canvas bag in the rear of the car. Neither of the trio had declared the animals, instead
trying to conceal them.
The seven cats were seized. Leong claimed that the cats were her pets and were not
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