Sarmad Ghaled Dafar was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six, rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said.

Upon investigation, officials discovered a spider monkey stowed inside a backpack in the vehicle. The two individuals were taken into custody and the monkey was transported to Gladys Porter Zoo in ...

Image via US Department of Justice A Texas man is facing time behind bars for smuggling spider monkeys into the country and attempting to sell them on Facebook. The Texas man smuggled six baby spider ...

A 10-month-old spider monkey at a Florida zoo had to have its arm amputated after it was involved in a freak accident. The incident occurred last week when Sully weaved his arm through mesh-style ...

"I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey...Is a spider monkey... [I'll] let you know when it is here because they gonna send it to me from California." Dafar also sent a photo of the animal ...

“I have monkey coming in 2 week baby monkey…Is a spider monkey… [I’ll] let you know when it is here because they gonna send it to me from California,” Dafar wrote the client. “Is a ...