Calexico man sentenced for conspiring to smuggling unapproved pesticides

California Man Sentenced For $3 Million Illegal Pesticide, Drug Smuggling Operation

A California man was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 16 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $12,710 for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle and distribute over $3 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs not approved for use in the United States. “A secure border is vital to ensuring the […] California Man Sentenced For $3 Million Illegal Pesticide, Drug Smuggling Operation

Calexico man sentenced for smuggling Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs

SAN DIEGO — Ruben Montes, 60, of Calexico, California, was sentenced on Wednesday in federal court to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,710 in forfeiture for conspiring to smuggle and distribute more than $3 million worth of…

Calexico man sentenced for conspiring to smuggling unapproved pesticides

SAN DIEGO (KYMA, KECY) - A Calexico man has been sentenced to over a year in prison for conspiring to smuggle over $3 million worth of unapproved pesticides and veterinary drugs into the U.S. 60-year-old Ruben Montes was also ordered to pay more than $12,000 in forfeiture after coordinating the illegal import of harmful chemicals not approved by the EPA and FDA. These smuggled substances, including toxic pesticides, posed serious risks to both h…

California man sentenced for smuggling unapproved pesticides and drugs

SAN DIEGO, California — Ruben Montes, a 60-year-old from Calexico, California, has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $12,710 in forfeiture for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle and distribute over $3 million…