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Texas Man Sarmad Ghaled Dafar Sentenced to Four Months Custody for Smuggling Six Baby Mexican Spider Monkeys

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Updated Apr 22, 2025, 03:43 PM

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, a Texas resident from Houston, was sentenced to four months in custody followed by 180 days of home confinement for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys across the U.S.-Mexico border. The monkeys, which are protected animals, were illegally trafficked and reportedly ripped from their mothers in Mexico before being brought into Southern California. The smuggling attempt was uncovered after Dafar tried to sell the rare baby spider monkeys on Facebook. U.S. Fish and Wildlife had previously put a hold on the monkeys' entry into the United States due to claims that they were not raised in labs as required by federal law, alleging that the monkeys were captured in the wild. The case highlights ongoing challenges in wildlife trafficking enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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