SINGAPORE, June 6 -- A married couple who smuggled dogs into Singapore from Malaysia in a bid to make quick profits have been sentenced to jail.

The Straits Times reported yesterday that Soon Boon Khong and Reina Wong Si Qi, both 28, were each sentenced to three weeks' jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two charges under the Animals and Birds Act. Another two similar charges for each of them were taken into consideration.

The pair had been ferrying animals across the Causeway without the required permits, standing to earn between S$900 (RM3,000) and S$1,000 per delivery.

In court, District Judge Wong Li Tein stressed that such offences posed serious public health risks.

According to court documents, the couple began their oper...