Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard will wait until November to learn whether she faces jail over illegally flying two dogs into Australia on a private jet 

• Johnny Depp's two terriers were illegally smuggled into Australia in May
• Case involving his wife Amber Heard was adjourned on Monday
• It sparked an international incident and pets were deported back to U.S.
• Heard is facing possible jail sentence and a hefty fine over the charges 

By Australian Associated Press

Published: 19:58 EST, 6 September 2015 | Updated: 01:39 EST, 7 September 2015

A court case alleging Johnny Depp's wife illegally smuggled their two dogs Pistol and Boo into Queensland during filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie has been adjourned.

Amber Heard is facing a possible 10-year prison sentence and a hefty fine for the charge of illegal importation and producing a false document.

She did not appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on Monday, where the case was adjourned until November 2.

Scroll down for video 

Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard is facing a possible 10-year prison sentence and a hefty fine for illegally smuggling their two dogs into Australia during filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie in May

Depp joked about the international scandal, and Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce's threats to have the dogs put down, recently at the Venice Film Festival.

'I killed my dogs and ate them under direct orders from some kinda, I dunno, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia,' he said on Friday in an apparent reference to Mr Joyce.

He made the dark joke about his pets at a press conference for his new film Black Mass after being asked whether he planned on taking his dogs on a 'gondola ride' while in Venice.

Heard, pictured carrying her Yorkshire Terrier, did not appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on Monday to face charges of illegal importation and producing a false document

The dogs, Boo and Pistol, became embroiled in a media storm in May when they were discovered in Queensland after seemingly having bypassed the usual conditions for animals brought into Australia 

Depp joked about the international scandal, and Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce's threats to have the dogs put down, recently at the Venice Film Festival 

His dogs, Boo and Pistol, became embroiled in a media storm in May when they were discovered in Queensland after seemingly having bypassed the usual conditions for animals brought into Australia.

The dogs' presence in Australia only came to light when they were photographed at a grooming salon. 

The couple, who were staying at a rented home in the Gold Coast, were issued a strict warning demanding they remove their terriers from the country within 50 hours or risk having them put down.

Pistol and Boo returned to the United States days after their discovery in late May, with Amber later indicating an unwillingness to return to the country. 

The actor sparked an international incident when it emerged that his beloved dogs Boo and Pistol had been illegally smuggled into Australia on his private jet

Depp made the dark joke about his pets at a press conference for his new film Black Mass after being asked whether he planned on taking his dogs on a 'gondola ride' while in Venice 

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce defended the government's strong stance against Depp's dogs, saying: 'We bent over backwards to get their monkeys in... so they know what the deal is'

Mr Joyce indicated that Depp had intentionally ignored Australian laws, which require animals being brought into the country to be declared.

The two became the subject of numerous internet memes, sparked the cheeky Twitter hashtag #warronterrier and even caused an angry argument that resulted in radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands calling Mr Joyce a 'wanker' live on-air.

The hearing was rescheduled for November 2.

Nine News filmed Boo and Pistol under quarantine in the film star's Queensland home

The dogs' presence in Australia only came to light when they were photographed at a grooming salon

'I was privileged to do them': Happy Dogz salon owner Lianne Kent (left) told Daily Mail Australia

Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.