California man sentenced to 65 months in prison for trafficking animals into the U.S.
Criminal Justice,Animal Welfare,Border Security,California
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A California man has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for smuggling animals into the United States from Mexico, Hong Kong and other countries for six years, the Justice Department announced Friday.
Jose Manuel Perez of Oxnard, California, and several unnamed co-conspirators were sentenced Thursday for illegally smuggling and importing at least 1,700 animals with a fair market value of over $739,000...
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