Reptile smuggler from California receives sentence for bringing 1,700 scaly animals into the US
A man from Southern California has received a 65-month federal prison sentence after officials uncovered a lengthy scheme to smuggle thousands of live reptiles into the U.S. from Mexico and China. Jose Manuel Perez, 34, admitted guilt in August 2022 to charges linked to smuggling goods and trafficking wild animals. From January 2016 to February […]