SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 -- A 23-year-old Indonesian tugboat crew member has been sentenced to eight months' jail and three strokes of the cane for helping several foreigners enter Singapore illegally.

Febry Iswanto pleaded guilty yesterday to one charge of assisting three foreigners to enter Singapore unlawfully. Another charge involving two more foreigners was taken into consideration during sentencing, according to court documents cited by Singapore dailyThe Straits Times.

The foreigners involved have not been identified and remain at large. Their nationalities were not disclosed in court.

The court heard that Febry had agreed to help smuggle individuals into Singapore after being promised 1.5 million rupiah (RM365) per person by an acqua...