Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — According to the Department of Justice, a Houston man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling endangered baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States.

A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys, too young to be separated from their mothers, into Southern California.

A baby spider monkey that was seized during a traffic stop along a Central California highway earlier this week is now in the care of the Oakland Zoo.

Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across U.S.-Mexico border Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, was sentenced to four months in custody and 180 days home confinement for smuggling ...

After stopping a driver for excessive speed, police said they discovered a baby spider monkey wearing a onesie inside the vehicle.

Sully, a 10-month-old black-handed spider monkey at the Brevard Zoo, has undergone an arm amputation after a tragic accident in his enclosure last week.

‘Malnourished and traumatized’: Man sentenced in California for trafficking spider monkeys 'This is not merely an economic crime; it is a severe and lasting injury to both wildlife and public ...

Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County.