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Jose Manuel Perez
Coverage of Jose Manuel Perez in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Oxnard man smuggled baby crocodiles, among 1,700 reptiles, gets 5 years
Jose Manuel Perez smuggled over 1,700 reptiles, including baby crocodiles, worth more than $739,000 into the U.S. from Mexico and Hong Kong using social media. He received a 5-year prison sentence for the trafficking.
- Baby crocodile smuggler from Oxnard headed to federal prison
Jose Manuel Perez trafficked reptiles worth more than $739,000 into the U.S. from Mexico and Hong Kong using social media, according to federal officials. He is set to be sentenced to federal prison for smuggling.