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California reptile smuggler learns fate for sneaking 1,700 scaly beasts into the US
A Southern California man was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for smuggling 1,700 live reptiles into the US from Mexico and China. Jose Manuel Perez, 34, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to charges of smuggling goods and wildlife trafficking.
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