The Australian government has decided to drop its case against US actor Amber Heard over allegations she had lied about the illegal importation of her two Yorkshire terriers in 2015.

The Rum Diary star was charged after bringing her dogs, Pistol and Boo, into the country without declaring them, thereby breaking Australia’s strict quarantine restrictions.

It quickly became one of the most high-profile and “meme-able” quarantine cases in history, as the agriculture minister at the time, Barnaby Joyce, threatened to have the dogs put down unless Heard and her then-partner, actor Johnny Depp, returned them to California.

“It’s time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States,” Joyce said at the time.

Heard had no conviction recorded, but received a one-month good behaviour bond in an Australian Magistrates Court in 2016 after pleading guilty to falsifying her passenger arrival card when she flew into the country.

Shortly after court proceedings, both Heard and Depp appeared in a short apology video that also touted the importance of Australia’s biosecurity. However, the video was largely perceived as awkward and forced across social media, with Joyce himself posting it to his Facebook page and encouraging people to continue watching it.

“Australia’s a wonderful island, with a treasure trove of unique plants, animals and people,” Heard said in the video, which was posted to the Department of Agriculture’s YouTube account. “I am truly sorry that Pistol and Boo were not declared. Protecting Australia is important.”

Though the situation seemed to be put to rest, it reared its head again during a 2020 libel case in which Depp was suing British media outlet, The Sun. During proceedings, Depp accused Heard of intentionally lying about not being aware of the quarantine restrictions in 2015, and said she had pressured him into corroborating her lies after she was charged.