Sarmad Ghaled Dafar was sentenced for smuggling six Mexican baby spider monkeys into the U.S. He received a four-month prison sentence, 180 days of home confinement, and was ordered to pay over $23,000 in restitution for the animals' care. Dafar coordinated the illegal transport and sale of these monkeys over multiple instances. Officials highlighted the severe ecological and public health risks associated with such trafficking, emphasizing that it disrupts ecosystems and endangers species.
This crime ripped weeks-old baby monkeys from their mothers, disrupted fragile ecosystems, endangered a vulnerable species, and posed significant public health risks.
Dafar coordinated the purchases and smuggling of the monkeys across the border, received them in the U.S., and arranged for their sale.
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