SYDNEY: The actress wife of Johnny Depp has been summoned to appear in court over allegations that she smuggled the couple’s dogs into Australia.
Amber Heard came under fire in April for failing to declare Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo to authorities on their arrival in Brisbane. Australia has strict animal quarantine laws to prevent importing infections.
At the time, a minister said the dogs would be put down if they stayed. “It’s time Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States,” agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce said. The dogs left the country unharmed at few days later.
However, a subsequent Senate hearing was told that Depp and Heard could be sentenced to as long as 10 years in jail, or be forced to pay a fine of up to $265,000 (£172,000) if they were found guilty of illegally importing then.
“The CDPP’s action follows an incident where a biosecurity officer attended a Gold Coast property in April and found two dogs alleged to be illegally imported.
