SINGAPORE: The prosecution is seeking one to five months’ jail for two foreigners accused of smuggling 14 arowanas into Singapore from Malaysia.
Malaysian Lim Chong Boon, 27, faces one charge of importing 14 Asian arowanas at about 8.15pm on Jun 25 in a Malaysian-registered vehicle at Woodlands Checkpoint.
The fish were packed in four plastic bags and placed in the rear passenger seats of the vehicle, according to the charge sheet.
His co-accused, 25-year-old Indonesian Kelly, who goes by one name, is accused of abetting the crime. The vehicle was purportedly registered in her name but driven by Lim.
Asked by the judge what the position on sentencing was, the prosecution said they were looking at one to three months’ jail for Kelly and three to five months for Lim.
The pair indicated through their lawyers that they were pleading not guilty.
The cases were adjourned to October for further mentions.
If convicted of importing a scheduled species without a permit or abetting such an act, a person can be jailed for up to six years, fined up to S$500,000, or both.