A man who was struggling to make ends meet decided that smuggling pets into Singapore could help his struggles with his debts.
The incident happened back in March 2020, Kelvin Seo Wen Quan was caught doing the deed to pay his father’s medical expenses and to some ah long(loan shark).
The man was caught with the following 6 animals at Tuas Checkpoint
- 1 chihuahua
- 1 dachshund
- 2 Persian cross cats
- 1 Munchkin cat
- 1 golden retriever
According to the hearing, he would earn at least SGD$500 per attempt he bring the animal over from Johor Bahru to Singapore.
He would follow the instructions of a man known as Quek and travel to a pet shop in Johor Bahru to collect the animals and then bring it over to Singapore. However, he was caught on 2 March 2020.
Usually, he would deliver the animals to Quek’s vehicle at Pioneer Mall’s carpark. Quek was stopped along Jalan Bahar by a roadblock and the crime came to light
On June 14 2021, Seo was sentenced to 24 weeks’ jail for 6 charges under the Animals and Birds Act.