A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling baby spider Monkeys into the U.S.

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar pleded guilty to conspiracy charges involving at least 6 baby spider monkeys smuggled through the Calexico Port of Entry. Dafar helped coordinate the smuggling the the protected species on at least 3 occasions in 2023 and 2023. Dafar was sentenced in federal court to 4 months in custody, 180 days of home confinement and ordered to pay over $23,000 restitution for the cost of guaranteeing the monkeys.