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U.S. U.S. Border Patrol agents discover 7 "critically endangered" spider monkeys huddled inside migrant's backpack BY STEPHEN SMITH AUGUST 4, 2023 / 11:58 AM / CBS NEWS U.S. Border Patrol agents made a surprising discovery last weekend when they arrested a migrant carrying a backpack filled with seven spider monkeys, federal authorities said. Agents found the monkeys on Sunday when a Mexican juvenile was apprehended in Brownsville, Texas, which is on the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said in a statement. The Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley Sector posted a video on Facebook showing the monkeys huddled inside a bag that appeared...

Seven adults and a juvenile are under arrest after an undercover Fish and Wildlife Commission investigation into an illegal marine life theft ring. Some of those arrested were taking marine life and exporting it to New York and Amsterdam. The FWC says the six-month investigation in the multi-million-dollar scheme worked under a fake company called One Tropical Way. The group advertised and bought illegally obtained products from a group known to sell illegal marine life. Investigators say the ring operated for at least five years prior to the investigation. A news briefing in Tampa is expected to reveal specifics regarding...