Man Charged for Hiding 4 Kittens in His Pants to Smuggle Them Through Tuas Checkpoint

Criminals have tried to smuggle all sorts of things into Singapore, like drugs, cigarettes, and cats.

Most of the time, their plans are foiled by the-

Reader: Hold on a second

What?

Reader: Did you say cats?

Yes. Cats.

Reader: Who the heck is smuggling cats into Singapore?

Criminals. Have you even been reading my article?

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Anyway, we all know that criminals are rarely successful when they attempt to bring things illegally into the country.

Most of the time, they hide their illegal items in a secret compartment or in other inconspicuous places.

But one man had a different approach to avoid detection: stuffing four kittens in his pants.

Man Charged for Hiding 4 Kittens in His Pants to Smuggle Them Through Tuas Checkpoint

A Singaporean man was charged on Wednesday (23 Dec) after he was caught attempting to smuggle four live kittens in his pants from Malaysia into Singapore through Tuas Checkpoint.

Justin Ng Chin Boon, 46, attempted to illegally import the kittens close to midnight on 2 Jan last year.

He’s now facing 15 charges under the Animals and Birds Act.

Leow Hua Liang, a 42-year-old Singaporean, is accused of aiding the smuggling by driving the car that Ng was in. It’s unclear how they knew each other.

Leow faces 17 charges.

This strange offence came to light when officers from the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) heard meowing sounds as the two tried to enter Singapore.

Further checks revealed they were coming from a bulge in the man’s pants. 

Are you trying to smuggle kittens or are you just happy to see me?

The poor felines were allegedly subjected to unnecessary suffering, as they were conveyed in “cramped conditions with poor ventilation and temperature control” and “exposed to the man’s body heat.”

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The case was referred to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), who looked after the kittens and placed them under quarantine.

The authority was dissolved in April last year, and the National Parks Board now looks after animal matters.

Tried to Smuggle Other Animals In & Out of Singapore as Well

This wasn’t the first time Ng and Leow had attempted to smuggle animals in and out of Singapore.

Just three day after the kittens were found, Leow exported two oriental white-eye birds from Singapore to Malaysia through Tuas Checkpoint.

This time, no pants were used.

The birds were kept in zippered coin pouches which were hidden in the driver’s door panel.

But that’s not all.

On 11 Aug 2018, both Ng and Leow allegedly helped a 71-year-old woman to import seven cats into Singapore through Tuas Checkpoint.

They were hidden in either a hand-carry or plastic canvas bag.

All three accused persons will return to court on 27 Jan next year.

If found guilty of importing or exporting animals without a permit, offenders could be jailed for up to a year, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

The same penalty applies for causing unnecessary pain or suffering to any animal, which certainly includes stuffing them in your pants.

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